# NTSB UNK64X0862: Piper PA24, N7161P, Clearwater, KS, March 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1964
- Place: Clearwater, KS · CLEARWATER, KS
- Location: 37.5109° N, 97.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5109&lon=-97.4977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0862
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0862

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0584   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7161P), registered now, S/N 24-2327, built 1960 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7161P (3)

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 DEN70F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0074), Aug 8, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N7161P), El Paso, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0136), Sep 21, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7161P), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0153), Jan 4, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7161P), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

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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