# NTSB UNK64X1425: Piper PA23, N4430P, Guthrie, OK, April 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1964
- Place: Guthrie, OK · GUTHRIE, OK
- Location: 35.8765° N, 97.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8765&lon=-97.4087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1012  64/4/23    GUTHRIE OKLA        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1000
        TIME - 1110                    N4430P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTHRIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
          MISC-GLIDER TOW CABLE BROKE, CURLED UP ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4430P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4430P-1997-10-07), registration cancelled 1997-10-07, S/N 231946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guthrie

## Other investigations on N4430P (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 BFO95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA017), Nov 23, 1994: Piper PA-23-160 (N4430P), Blooming Grove, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the carburetor heat control which resulted in loss of engine power. The carburetor icing weather condition was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI74DEE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE50), Feb 2, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N4430P), Wheeling, IL, 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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