# NTSB UNK65X0733: Piper PA24, N7796P, Lake City, FL, November 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1964
- Place: Lake City, FL · LAKE CITY, FL
- Location: 30.1886° N, 82.6422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1886&lon=-82.6422&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 February 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0733
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0733

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3852  64/11/16   LAKE CITY FLA       PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N7796P              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 48, 14500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7796P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7796P), registered now, S/N 24-3014, built 1962 (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
- Airport: Sky Haven

## Other investigations on N7796P (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 MIA66F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0016), May 27, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7796P), Panama City, FL, 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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