DEN66D0150

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Casper, WY · October 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 28, 1965
Place
Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7663KPiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175120

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3154  65/10/28   CASPER WYO          PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N7663K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 1704 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON AN UNAPPROVED LANDING STRIP

Aircraft

Registration
N7663K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.