# NTSB FTW66D0433: Piper PA-28, N5654W, Stigler, OK, November 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1965
- Place: Stigler, OK · STIGLER, OK
- Location: 35.2589° N, 95.1169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stigler, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2589&lon=-95.1169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0433
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0433

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505  65/11/22   STIGLER OKLA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N5654W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 41, 3800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT PICKED UP LOOSE WIRE DURING OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5654W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5654W), registered now, S/N 28-815, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 N5654W (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 ERA23LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA016), Oct 11, 2022: Piper PA-28 (N5654W), Morristown, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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