# NTSB SEA75DYA17: Piper PA-24, N8664P, Rockland, ID, September 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1974
- Place: Rockland, ID · ROCKLAND, ID
- Location: 42.5732° N, 112.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockland, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5732&lon=-112.8744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2806   74/9/2    ROCKLAND,ID         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2172
        TIME - 1330                    N8664P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKLAND,ID                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS ON DOWNWIND LEG.ATTMPTD LNDG ON DIRT ROAD.WING STRUCK DIRT BANK.AUX TANK GAUGE READ 1/4.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8664P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8664P-1991-05-23), registration cancelled 1991-05-23, S/N 244111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockland

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740902029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740902029809A), Sep 2, 1974: Piper PA24260, Rockland, ID, Substantial damage. Pwr loss on downwind leg. Attmptd lndg on dirt road. Wing struck dirt bank. Aux tank gauge read 1/4.

## Other investigations on N8664P (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 NYC90FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA227), Sep 23, 1990: Piper PA-24-260 (N8664P), Eliot, ME, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS WERE THE OVER WEIGHT CONDITION, UPSLOPING RUNWAY, PREMATURE ROTATION, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT AND GENERAL AVIATION…
- [NTSB DEN69D0236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0236), Apr 19, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8664P), Gillette, WY, 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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