# NTSB FTW77FRG34: Piper PA-30, N7036Y, Smithville, TX, April 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1977
- Place: Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0465   77/4/6    SMITHVILLE,TX       PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 409
        TIME - 1830                    N7036Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7036Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7036Y-1991-12-17), registration cancelled 1991-12-17, S/N 18-7058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smithville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770406007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770406007099A), Apr 6, 1977: Piper PA30, Smithville, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7036Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW70F0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0130), Jul 17, 1969: Piper PA-30 (N7036Y), Houston, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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