# NTSB UNK65X0181: Piper PA20, N7754K, Yakima, WA, October 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1964
- Place: Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3141   64/10/7   YAKIMA WASH         PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1600                    N7754K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7754K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7754K), registered now, S/N 20582, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-290-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d) (registry code 42089, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yakima Municipal

## Other investigations on N7754K (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 LAX68D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0084), Aug 9, 1967: Piper PA-20 (N7754K), Upland, 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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