# NTSB SEA73FYC15: Piper PA-24, N6496P, Gervais, OR, December 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1972
- Place: Gervais, OR · GERVAIS, OR
- Location: 45.1080° N, 122.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gervais, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1080&lon=-122.8964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3866  72/12/25   GERVAIS,OREG        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 140
        TIME - 1440                    N6496P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GERVAIS,OREG                SALEM,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN WING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT POST AND CHERRY TREE.FUEL FM LEFT WING CAUGHT FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6496P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496P-2020-01-09), registration cancelled 2020-01-09, S/N 24-1616, built 1959 (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

## Other investigations on N6496P (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 LAX67F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0151), Sep 19, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6496P), Palm Springs, 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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