# NTSB UNK64X2689: Piper PA28, N5639W, Kansas, IL, July 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1964
- Place: Kansas, IL · KANSAS, IL
- Location: 39.5545° N, 87.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5545&lon=-87.9396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2689

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1971   64/7/6    KANSAS ILL          PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2000
        TIME - 1600                    N5639W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5639W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5639W-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 28-787, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5639W (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 SEA92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA166), Jul 27, 1992: Piper PA-28-160 (N5639W), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PIC DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WIND (WINDSHIFT) ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, THE TAILWIND…

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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