# NTSB UNK64X0337: Piper PA24, N8034P, Hoodsport, WA, January 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1964
- Place: Hoodsport, WA · HOODSPORT, WA
- Location: 47.4020° N, 123.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoodsport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4020&lon=-123.1541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0337

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0264  64/1/23  NR.HOODSPORT WASH     PIPER PA24          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 2150                    N8034P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT APPARENTLY APPLIED TOO LATE TO BE EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE 34F. RECOVERY DATE-02/01/64.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8034P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034P-1971-06-22), registration cancelled 1971-06-22, S/N 24-3281 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mason County Wash

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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