# NTSB UNK64X2055: Piper PA28, N7038W, Lobos Island, PR, May 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1964
- Place: Lobos Island, PR · LOBOS ISLAND, PR
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1497  64/5/31    LOBOS ISLAND PR     PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N7038W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOBOS ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7038W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7038W-1974-08-05), registration cancelled 1974-08-05, S/N 28-721 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lobos Island

## Other investigations on N7038W (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 UNK64X4027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4027), Sep 17, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7038W), Parguera, PR, 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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