# NTSB UNK64X2641: Piper PA22, N7053B, Faribault, MN, July 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1964
- Place: Faribault, MN · FARIBAULT, MN
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2641
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2641

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1930   64/7/4    FARIBAULT MINN      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N7053B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBAULT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7053B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7053B), registered now, S/N 22-4307, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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
- Airport: Fairbault

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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