# NTSB UNK64X1428: Piper PA28, N7214W, Crystal City, TX, April 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1964
- Place: Crystal City, TX · CRYSTAL CITY, TX
- Location: 28.6907° N, 99.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6907&lon=-99.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0289  64/4/23    CRYSTAL CITY TEX    PIPER PA28          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3000
        TIME - 1800                    N7214W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- TEMP 90F
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7214W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7214W-1968-10-15), registration cancelled 1968-10-15, S/N 28-1028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crystal City

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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