# NTSB LAX66D0253: Piper PA-20, N7414K, Montello, NV, January 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1966
- Place: Montello, NV · MONTELLO, NV
- Location: 41.2670° N, 114.1971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montello, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2670&lon=-114.1971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0335  66/1/17    MONTELLO NEV        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 242
        TIME - 1500                    N7414K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGN POST DURING A LANDING ON ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7414K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7414K-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 20-324, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7414K (3)

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 ANC10LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA084), Sep 11, 2010: Piper PA-20 (N7414K), South Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, resulting in an emergency landing and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB DEN71FXT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXT10), Sep 15, 1970: Piper PA-20 (N7414K), Evanston, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4137), Sep 25, 1964: Piper PA20 (N7414K), Woods Cross, UT, 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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