# NTSB UNK64X3342: Piper PA24, N6890P, Kalona, IA, August 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1964
- Place: Kalona, IA · KALONA, IA
- Location: 41.4874° N, 91.7018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4874&lon=-91.7018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2443  64/8/12    KALONA IOWA         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500
        TIME - 1800                    N6890P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE ADAPTER AT FUEL PUMP FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6890P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6890P), registered now, S/N 24-2027, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6890P (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK76DXQ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ64), Aug 10, 1976: Piper PA-24 (N6890P), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68F0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0091), Aug 19, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6890P), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

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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