# NTSB MKC66F0243: Piper PA-24, N7314P, Ashley, ND, August 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1965
- Place: Ashley, ND · ASHLEY, ND
- Location: 46.0347° N, 99.3737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashley, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0347&lon=-99.3737&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3297  65/8/27    ASHLEY N DAK        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N7314P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 25, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHLEY MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RIGHT EXHAUST STACK ASSY.FAILED,EXHAUST GAS ENTERED INTAKE SYSTEM. INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7314P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7314P-2000-05-12), registration cancelled 2000-05-12, S/N 24-2490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashley Municipal

## Other investigations on N7314P (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 CHI99FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA223), Jul 9, 1999: Piper PA-24-250 (N7314P), Fertile, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall. Factors relating to this accident were the instructor pilot maneuvering the airplane at very low altitude and the trees.

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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