# NTSB MKC73FTG04: Piper PA-20, N7300K, Jamestown, ND, July 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1972
- Place: Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
- Location: 46.9059° N, 98.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9059&lon=-98.6936&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 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FTG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2552  72/7/30    JAMESTOWN,N DAK     PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 464
        TIME - 0945                    N7300K              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,MINN             TISDALE,SASK.,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7300K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300K-1972-09-26), registration cancelled 1972-09-26, S/N 20-208 (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: Jamestown

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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