# NTSB UNK64X0102: Piper PA24, N7540P, Weatherford, TX, January 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1964
- Place: Weatherford, TX · WEATHERFORD, TX
- Location: 32.7554° N, 97.7657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weatherford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7554&lon=-97.7657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0140   64/1/1    WEATHERFORD TEX     PIPER PA24          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 190
        TIME - 1200                    N7540P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7540P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7540P-2012-11-08), registration cancelled 2012-11-08, S/N 24-2746, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- 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 N7540P (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 LAX73FUQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ29), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N7540P), Van Nuys, CA, 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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