# NTSB NYC66F0236: Piper PA-24, N7521P, Old Town, ME, September 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1965
- Place: Old Town, ME · OLD TOWN, ME
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2756  65/9/21    OLD TOWN ME         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 191
        TIME - 1615                    N7521P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLDTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7521P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521P-1983-10-11), registration cancelled 1983-10-11, S/N 24-2723 (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: Oldtown

## Other investigations on N7521P (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 NYC82FGT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT05), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N7521P), Montoursville, PA, 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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