# NTSB FTW79FPA15: Piper PA-16, N5665H, Waco, TX, April 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1979
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5665H-2024-10-22), registration cancelled 2024-10-22, S/N 16-276, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madison-Cooper

## 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 19790423036369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790423036369A), Apr 23, 1979: Piper PA16, Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims the brakes locked. Found unapproved brakes installed. Cause of locked brake undetermined.

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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