# NTSB UNK65X0405: Piper PA28, N5768W, Beckenridge, TX, October 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1964
- Place: Beckenridge, TX · BECKENRIDGE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0405
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0405

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3311  64/10/24 NR.BECKENRIDGE TEX    PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N5768W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5768W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5768W-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 28-1554, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5768W (2)

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 CEN12LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA124), Jan 3, 2012: Piper PA-28-160 (N5768W), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW66D0487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0487), Jan 23, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5768W), Spur, 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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