# NTSB UNK64X3345: Piper PA24, N7797P, Fall River, KS, August 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1964
- Place: Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
- Location: 37.6078° N, 96.0286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6078&lon=-96.0286&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 October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2446  64/8/12    FALL RIVER KANS     PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300
        TIME - 1545                    N7797P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7797P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797P), registered now, S/N 24-3015, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- 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 N7797P (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 CHI70F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0333), Aug 30, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7797P), Sextonville, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0434), Jan 26, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7797P), Angleton, TX, 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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