# NTSB UNK64X2877: Piper PA24, N8079P, Marlin, TX, July 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1964
- Place: Marlin, TX · MARLIN, TX
- Location: 31.3080° N, 96.8932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3080&lon=-96.8932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2877
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2877

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2107  64/7/17    MARLIN TEX          PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 137
        TIME - 1500                    N8079P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     3 MILES OR LESS
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          NONE                                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8079P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlin

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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