# NTSB UNK64X1735: Piper PA28, N5074W, Cresson, TX, May 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1964
- Place: Cresson, TX · CRESSON, TX
- Location: 32.5299° N, 97.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cresson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5299&lon=-97.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1735
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1735

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1256  64/5/12    CRESSON TEX         PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 486
        TIME - 1230                    N5074W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 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
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5074W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5074W), registered now, S/N 28-83 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5074W (1)

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 FTW72DPJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ30), Jan 29, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5074W), Duncan, OK, 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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