# NTSB OAK74DVA71: Piper PA-24, N7698P, Fresno, CA, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1235   74/6/9    FRESNO,CALIF        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8753
        TIME - 1830                    N7698P              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT HUMP,BECAME AIRBORNE.PLT RETRACTED GR.ACFT SETTLED TO GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7698P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7698P), registered now, S/N 24-2909, 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: Fresno Air Term

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740609015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015289A), Jun 9, 1974: Piper PA24250, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Acft hit hump,became airborne. Plt retracted gr. Acft settled to grnd.

## Other investigations on N7698P (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 OAK67D0313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0313), May 6, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7698P), Fort Bragg, 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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