# NTSB SEA65F0039: Piper PA-20, N1561A, Ontario, OR, April 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1965
- Place: Ontario, OR · ONTARIO, OR
- Location: 44.0253° N, 116.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0253&lon=-116.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65F0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0726  65/4/17    ONTARIO OREG        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 171
        TIME - 1430                    N1561A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTARIO
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1561A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1561A-1998-04-15), registration cancelled 1998-04-15, S/N 20764 (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: Ontario

## Other investigations on N1561A (2)

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 ATL84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA012), Oct 6, 1983: Piper PA-20 (N1561A), Moncks Corner, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3035), Jul 25, 1964: Piper PA-20 (N1561A), Nucia, CO, 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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