# NTSB DEN67F0122: Piper PA-24, N5579P, New Castle, WY, September 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1966
- Place: New Castle, WY · NEW CASTLE, WY
- Location: 43.8503° N, 104.1965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newcastle, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8503&lon=-104.1965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2808   66/9/6    NEW CASTLE WYO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 220
        TIME - 1620                    N5579P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHMIDT RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5579P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5579P), registered now, S/N 24-643, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schmidt Ranch

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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