# NTSB MKC77DCG05: Piper PA-22, N7700D, Oskaloosa, KS, November 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1976
- Place: Oskaloosa, KS · OSKALOOSA, KS
- Location: 39.2160° N, 95.3147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oskaloosa, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2160&lon=-95.3147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3164   76/11/1   OSKALOOSA,KS        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 611
        TIME - 1140                    N7700D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSKALOOSA,KS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH FARM FIELD AFTER MISTAKING THE FIELD FOR A NEARBY PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7700D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7700D-1981-12-31), registration cancelled 1981-12-31, S/N 22-5370 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761101033489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761101033489A), Nov 1, 1976: Piper PA22150, Oskaloosa, KS, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from rough farm field after mistaking the field for a nearby private airstrip.

## Other investigations on N7700D (1)

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 MKC81DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ45), Jul 2, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N7700D), Moran, KS, 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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