# NTSB UNK64X3102: Piper PA30, N7398Y, Hillsboro, OR, July 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1964
- Place: Hillsboro, OR · HILLSBORO, OR
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&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 October 20, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2257  64/7/29    HILLSBORO ORE       PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 9000
        TIME - 1345                    N7398Y              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7398Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hillsboro

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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