# NTSB UNK64X2863: Piper PA22, N8620C, Junction City, KS, July 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1964
- Place: Junction City, KS · JUNCTION CITY, KS
- Location: 39.0272° N, 96.8523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0272&lon=-96.8523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2863
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2863

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2323  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8620C-1975-01-23), registration cancelled 1975-01-23, S/N 22-1296, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Junction City

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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