# NTSB CHI66D0484: Piper PA-28, N6764W, Auburn, IN, November 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1965
- Place: Auburn, IN · AUBURN, IN
- Location: 41.3677° N, 85.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3677&lon=-85.0565&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0484

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3566  65/11/17   AUBURN IND          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2251
        TIME - 2000                    N6764W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6764W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6764W-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N 28-20890, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn

## Other investigations on N6764W (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 ERA18LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA096), Mar 6, 2018: Piper PA 28 (N6764W), Edgewater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the appropriate glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain during final approach.

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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