# NTSB CHI66D0498: Piper PA-28, N7739W, Mansfield, OH, December 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1965
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0498

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3701  65/12/10   MANSFIELD OHIO      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 0747                    N7739W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED RT FUEL TANK CAP LOST DURING NIGHT FLIGHT.DISCOVERED RT TNK EMPTY WHEN SWITCHD TNKS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7739W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7739W-1976-10-12), registration cancelled 1976-10-12, S/N 28-1747 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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: Mansfield

## Other investigations on N7739W (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 CHI76FEA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA13), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N7739W), Attica, IN, 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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