# NTSB DEN66D0150: Piper PA-20, N7663K, Casper, WY, October 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1965
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0150
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0150

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7663K-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 20-484 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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