# NTSB OAK72DVD27: Piper PA-28, N8660W, Smith River, CA, November 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1971
- Place: Smith River, CA · SMITH RIVER, CA
- Location: 41.9238° N, 124.1478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith River, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9238&lon=-124.1478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3931   71/11/7   SMITH RIVER,CALIF   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 327
        TIME - 1520                    N8660W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIP SHORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITH RIVER,CALIF           CRESCENT CITY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT RWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8660W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8660W-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 28-10186, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Ship Shore

## Other investigations on N8660W (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 DEN91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA022), Nov 23, 1990: Piper PA-28-235 (N8660W), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PILOT INDUCED INADVERTENT STALL.

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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