# NTSB MIA67D0171: Piper PA-20, N1645A, New Smyrna Be, FL, August 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1966
- Place: New Smyrna Be, FL · NEW SMYRNA BE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2421  66/8/15    NEW SMYRNA BE FLA   PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 130
        TIME - 1500                    N1645A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SMYRNA BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT TIRE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1645A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1645A), registered now, S/N 20-843, built 1952 (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
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach

## Other investigations on N1645A (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 SEA96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA107), Jun 1, 1996: Piper PA-20 (N1645A), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and collapse of the left main gear.

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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