UNK64X1043

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Iola, KS · March 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1964
Place
Iola, KS · IOLA, KS
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5449PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184512

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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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3-0711  64/3/26    IOLA KANS           PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 5100
        TIME - 1200                    N5449P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5449P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.