# NTSB UNK64X3355: Piper PA28, N7372W, Clarion, IA, August 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1964
- Place: Clarion, IA · CLARION, IA
- Location: 42.7320° N, 93.7298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarion, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7320&lon=-93.7298&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 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3355
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3355

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2452  64/8/13    CLARION IOWA        PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 410
        TIME - 1330                    N7372W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7372W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7372W-1969-02-27), registration cancelled 1969-02-27, S/N 28-1254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clarion

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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