# NTSB NYC70F0064: Piper PA-24, N7531P, Ridgeway, PA, June 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1969
- Place: Ridgeway, PA · RIDGEWAY, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2962  69/6/27    RIDGEWAY,PA         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 950
        TIME - 1626                    N7531P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 655 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINESVILLE,OHIO            WESTCHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GR DOWEL FAILED.LOSS OF ENG IGNITION,VALVE ACTION,PROP CTL,RESULTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7531P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531P-2025-12-20), registration cancelled 2025-12-20, S/N 24-2735, built 1961 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7531P (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 ERA24LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA350), Aug 17, 2024: Piper PA-24-250 (N7531P), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive speed during the final approach, which resulted in a collision with a fence during the subsequent aborted landing.

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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