# NTSB UNK64X0469: Piper PA24, N8294P, Blackstone, VA, February 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1964
- Place: Blackstone, VA · BLACKSTONE, VA
- Location: 37.0818° N, 78.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackstone, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0818&lon=-78.0028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0469

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0283   64/2/5    BLACKSTONE VA       PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3900
        TIME - 1400                    N8294P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8294P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8294P-2020-12-05), registration cancelled 2020-12-05, S/N 24-3547, built 1963 (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 O-540-A1B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1b5) (registry code 42321, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8294P (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 GAA19CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA382), Jun 29, 2019: Piper PA24 (N8294P), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly lean the fuel mixture in flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing with the landing gear retracted.

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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