# NTSB NYC66F0394: Piper PA-24, N7720P, Richmond, VA, December 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1965
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0394
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0394

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3533  65/12/26   RICHMOND VA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 672
        TIME - 2200                    N7720P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7720P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7720P-2017-01-09), registration cancelled 2017-01-09, S/N 24-2933, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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
- Airport: Byrd

## Other investigations on N7720P (2)

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 WPR13CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA367), Aug 11, 2013: Piper PA-24-250 (N7720P), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed on final approach to landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB OAK7LDVA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LDVA10), Aug 28, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N7720P), Wasco, CA, 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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