# NTSB OAK72FVW01: Piper PA-24, N8053P, Beatty, NV, July 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1971
- Place: Beatty, NV · BEATTY, NV
- Location: 36.9962° N, 116.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatty, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9962&lon=-116.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2615  71/7/11    BEATTY,NEV          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3240
        TIME - 1900                    N8053P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEATTY,NEV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR5 CNCTG ROD FAILED.CNTRWGT LOOSE-PINS,BRGS,CAPS IN SUMP.CNVRTD ENG,NEW SHAFT.HIT ROADSIGN,ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8053P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053P-2017-10-24), registration cancelled 2017-10-24, S/N 24-3299, built 1962 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8053P (2)

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 CEN13LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA118), Dec 31, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N8053P), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB MIA65F0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0017), Mar 12, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N8053P), Ft Meyers, FL, 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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