# NTSB UNK64X1725: Piper PA20, N7698K, Paxson, AK, May 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1964
- Place: Paxson, AK · PAXSON, AK
- Location: 63.0897° N, 145.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxson, AK, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0897&lon=-145.6131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1725
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1725

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1252  64/5/11    PAXSON ALAS         PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 291
        TIME - 1200                    N7698K              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 246 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAXON LODGE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7698K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7698K-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 20-519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paxon Lodge Strip

## Other investigations on N7698K (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 ANC73AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA040), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA-20 (N7698K), Cooper Ldg, AK, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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