# NTSB UNK65X1217: Piper PA28, N7817W, Morrisville, VT, January 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1965
- Place: Morrisville, VT · MORRISVILLE, VT
- Location: 44.5573° N, 72.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5573&lon=-72.5900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1217
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1217

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0010   65/1/2    MORRISVILLE VT      PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 140
        TIME - 1015                    N7817W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7817W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7817W-1975-09-16), registration cancelled 1975-09-16, S/N 28-1825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morrisville

## Other investigations on N7817W (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 NYC67D0540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0540), Feb 24, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7817W), North Adams, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0014), Jun 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7817W), Burlington, VT, 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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