# NTSB NYC66F0625: Piper PA-20, N7396K, Somerset, PA, April 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1966
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0625
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0625

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0813   66/4/2    SOMERSET PA         PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 370
        TIME - 2030                    N7396K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON LIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7396K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7396K-1983-06-16), registration cancelled 1983-06-16, S/N 20-305 (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: Somerset Co.

## Other investigations on N7396K (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 NYC82FHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD03), Oct 15, 1981: Piper PA-20 (N7396K), Atlantic City, NJ, 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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