# NTSB UNK65X1396: Piper PA24, N6377P, Sykesville, MD, February 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1965
- Place: Sykesville, MD · SYKESVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.3721° N, 76.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sykesville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3721&lon=-76.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0220   65/2/5    SYKESVILLE MD       PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1625                    N6377P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6377P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6377P-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 24-1487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6377P (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 DIA68A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0038), Mar 10, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N6377P), Z, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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