# NTSB DIA67D0037: Piper PA-24, N8367P, Forest City, NC, February 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1967
- Place: Forest City, NC · FOREST CITY, NC
- Location: 35.3335° N, 81.8713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3335&lon=-81.8713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0604  67/2/24    FOREST CITY,NC      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 806
        TIME - 1845                    N8367P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NO.2 CYL CONNECTING ROD BROKE OFF CRANK JOURNAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8367P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8367P), registered now, S/N 24-3625, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (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

## Other investigations on N8367P (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 MIA65F0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0036), Mar 14, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N8367P), Georgetown, SC, 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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