# NTSB OAK65F0019: Piper PA-28, N7496W, Selma, CA, March 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1965
- Place: Selma, CA · SELMA, CA
- Location: 36.5718° N, 119.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-119.6140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0468  65/3/19    SELMA CALIF         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7496W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SELMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7496W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Selma

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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