- Date
- April 23, 1979
- Place
- Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5665HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790423036369A
- Case key
- 135515
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3327 79/4/23 WACO,TX PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 312 TIME - 2020 N5665H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON-COOPER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCGREGOR,TX DALLAS,TX WACO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5665H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madison-Cooper
N5665HRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2024 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.