# NTSB UNK64X0607: Piper PA24, N7318P, Ft Sill, OK, February 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1964
- Place: Ft Sill, OK · FT SILL, OK
- Location: 34.6814° N, 98.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Sill, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6814&lon=-98.5193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0607
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0607

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0401  64/2/19    FT SILL OKLA        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N7318P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      24, 4426 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR DOOR HINGE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7318P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318P-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 24-2495, 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7318P (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 NYC79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA038), Apr 17, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N7318P), Smithville, NJ, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66F0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0015), Apr 29, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7318P), Red Bank, NJ, destroyed

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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