# NTSB MKC67F0320: Piper PA-20, N7428K, Paynesville, MN, December 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1966
- Place: Paynesville, MN · PAYNESVILLE, MN
- Location: 45.3785° N, 94.7216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paynesville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3785&lon=-94.7216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3813   66/12/3   PAYNESVILLE MINN    PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1500
        TIME - 1630                    N7428K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAYNESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE.AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7428K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7428K-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 20-338 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paynesville

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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