# NTSB UNK64X0269: Piper PA30, Youngstown, OH, January 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1964
- Place: Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0002  64/1/18    YOUNGSTOWN OHIO     PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1330                    CFXYZ               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNGSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LANDED BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CFXYZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Youngstown

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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