UNK64X0862

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Clearwater, KS · March 9, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1964
Place
Clearwater, KS · CLEARWATER, KS
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7161PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185396

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0584   64/3/9    CLEARWATER KANS     PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7139
        TIME - 1337                    N7161P              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- #3 PISTON

Aircraft

Registration
N7161P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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