# NTSB MKC66F0307: Piper PA-28, N6839W, Duluth, MN, October 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1965
- Place: Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0307

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3745   65/10/5   DULUTH MINN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1655                    N6839W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6839W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6839W-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 2820982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## Other investigations on N6839W (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 CHI80FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM42), Aug 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI80DEM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM20), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71DBJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ65), Mar 28, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Ontonagon, MI, 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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