# NTSB MKC68F0044: Piper PA-25, N7659Z, Little River, KS, July 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1967
- Place: Little River, KS · LITTLE RIVER, KS
- Location: 38.3982° N, 98.0149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little River, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3982&lon=-98.0149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2415  67/7/11    LITTLE RIVER,KANS   PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5500
        TIME - 1920                    N7659Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7659Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659Z-2005-05-10), registration cancelled 2005-05-10, S/N 25-3801, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (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

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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