# NTSB OAK66D0116: Piper PA-28, N7663W, Santa Rosa, CA, September 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1965
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3011  65/9/19    SANTA ROSA CALIF    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7663W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7663W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Rosa

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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