# NTSB UNK65X0193: Piper PA20, N7783K, Woods Cross, UT, October 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1964
- Place: Woods Cross, UT · WOODS CROSS, UT
- Location: 40.8729° N, 111.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woods Cross, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8729&lon=-111.9175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3150   64/10/8   WOODS CROSS UT      PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1635                    N7783K              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 36, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7783K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7783K-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 20-610, 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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## Other investigations on N7783K (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 LAX01LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA206), Jun 9, 2001: Piper PA-20 (N7783K), Winnemucca, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain weather information or an in-flight advisory that would have described current wind information at the destination airport and his subsequent failure to maintain…
- [NTSB DEN71FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTE17), Jun 24, 1971: Piper PA-20 (N7783K), Usaf Academy, CO, 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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