# NTSB FTW78FQG45: Piper PA-30, N1GA, Snyder, TX, August 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Snyder, TX · SNYDER, TX
- Location: 32.7136° N, 100.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snyder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7136&lon=-100.9119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FQG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1795   78/8/6    SNYDER,TX           PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1992
        TIME - 1510                    N1GA                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEPHENVILLE,TX             SNYDER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1GA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1GA-2008-10-02), registration cancelled 2008-10-02, S/N 30-127, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winston

## 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 19780806019639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806019639A), Aug 6, 1978: Piper PA30, Snyder, 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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