UNK65X0325

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA24 · Naperville, IL · October 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1964
Place
Naperville, IL · NAPERVILLE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7806PPiper PA24
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186015

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3247  64/10/18   NAPERVILLE ILL      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 325
        TIME - 1410                    N7806P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 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
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7806P
Reported as
Piper PA24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.