# NTSB UNK64X0930: Skeeterhawk MK-11, N109E, Friendswood, TX, March 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1964
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0930
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0930

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0767  64/3/15    FRIENDSWOOD TEX     SKEETERHAWK MK-11   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2500
        TIME - 1100                    N109E               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N109E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SKEETERHAWK MK-11
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clover Field

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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