# NTSB UNK65X0618: Piper PA23, N2181P, Ft Worth, TX, November 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1964
- Place: Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0618
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0618

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3435   64/11/8   FT WORTH TEX        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 3000
        TIME - 0100                    N2181P              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT FEATHERED LEFT ENG. UNABLE TO UNFEATHER. PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2181P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181P-1964-12-10), registration cancelled 1964-12-10, S/N 23-790, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oak Grove

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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