UNK64X2863

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Junction City, KS · July 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1964
Place
Junction City, KS · JUNCTION CITY, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8620CPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183137

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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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3-2323  64/7/16    JUNCTION CITY KAN   PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 171
        TIME - 0920                    N8620C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUNCTION CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MUFFLER BAFFLES FAILED AND BLOCKED THE EXHAUST.

Aircraft

Registration
N8620C
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Junction City

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.