# NTSB CHI67D0250: Piper PA-24, N7868P, Mcclure, OH, July 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1966
- Place: Mcclure, OH · MCCLURE, OH
- Location: 41.3710° N, 83.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClure, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3710&lon=-83.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0250
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0250

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2781  66/7/19    MCCLURE OHIO        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3500
        TIME - 1750                    N7868P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEASEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- THREADS STRIPPED ON RIGHT GEAR SIDE BRACE STUD P/N 20829-00.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7868P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7868P-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 24-3093, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weasel

## Other investigations on N7868P (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 ATL90LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA106), May 3, 1990: Piper PA-24 (N7868P), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE ENGINE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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