# NTSB MIA68D0297: Piper PA-25, N6966Z, Ero Beach, FL, November 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1967
- Place: Ero Beach, FL · ERO BEACH, FL
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4820   67/11/2   ERO BEACH,FLA       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N6966Z              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 39, 3900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT INTENTIONALLY TAXIED OVER ROUGH AREA TO TEST EXPERIMENTAL LDG GR. 200 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6966Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6966Z-2006-12-20), registration cancelled 2006-12-20, S/N 25-2711 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach

## Other investigations on N6966Z (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 MIA75DKG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG71), May 5, 1975: Piper PA-25 (N6966Z), Byron, GA, destroyed

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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