# NTSB MIA67D0495: Piper PA-28, N6108W, W.Palm Beach, FL, April 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1967
- Place: W.Palm Beach, FL · W.PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0495

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1168  67/4/12    W.PALM BEACH, FLA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 111
        TIME - 1954                    N6108W              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- IN AVOIDING DC-6,PLT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ON INACTIVATED RAMP. ACFT STRUCK UNMARKED CONCRETE SLAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6108W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6108W-1968-07-11), registration cancelled 1968-07-11, S/N 28-20122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palm Beach Intl

## Other investigations on N6108W (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 FTW66D0402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0402), Oct 17, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6108W), Harlingen, 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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