# NTSB UNK65X0291: Piper PA28, N8703W, Topeka, KS, October 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1964
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0291

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3230  64/10/16   TOPEKA KANS         PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 878
        TIME - 1405                    N8703W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8703W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8703W-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N 28-10235, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Phillip Billard

## Other investigations on N8703W (1)

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 CEN15LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA216), May 4, 2015: Piper PA 28-235 (N8703W), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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