# NTSB MKC66F0270: Piper PA-24, N7440P, Wagner, SD, October 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1965
- Place: Wagner, SD · WAGNER, SD
- Location: 43.0769° N, 98.2914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wagner, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0769&lon=-98.2914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3485  65/10/16 NR.WAGNER S DAK       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1500
        TIME - 1645                    N7440P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7440P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7440P), registered now, S/N 24-2629, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7440P (2)

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 ANC09LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA042), May 16, 2009: Piper PA-24-250 (N7440P), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the blockage of the carburetor air inlet by a piece of engine baffling. Contributing to the accident was a worn engine baffle, and the pilot/owner's failure to have the…
- [NTSB CHI77FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV11), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N7440P), Tolono, IL, 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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