# NTSB UNK65X0146: Piper PA28, N6240W, St Clairsvil, OH, October 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1964
- Place: St Clairsvil, OH · ST CLAIRSVIL, OH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3117   64/10/4   ST CLAIRSVIL OHIO   PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6240W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6240W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6240W-1965-09-22), registration cancelled 1965-09-22, S/N 2820283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alderman

## Other investigations on N6240W (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 CHI66F0171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0171), Aug 15, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6240W), Stclairsvlle, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI65D0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0089), Apr 3, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6240W), St Clairsville, OH, 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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