# NTSB LAX66F0135: Fairchild PT-23, N69165, Lathrop Wells, NV, October 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1965
- Place: Lathrop Wells, NV · LATHROP WELLS, NV
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0135

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2959   65/10/9   LATHROP WELLS NEV   FAIRCHILD PT-23     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1518                    N69165              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 31, 2227 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKASS FLATS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69165](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69165-1965-11-27), registration cancelled 1965-11-27, S/N T43-4510 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD PT-23
- Registry model: [Fairchild M-62A-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a-3) (registry code 3371618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackass Flats

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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