# NTSB UNK73X0116: Piper PA-24, N6330P, Riske Crk, Canada, June 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1973
- Place: Riske Crk, Canada · RISKE CRK,BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK73X0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0086  73/6/30    RISKE CRK,BC,CAN    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 209
        TIME - 0850                    N6330P              PX-  0  0  3  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN LAKES,BC,CAN           WILLIAMS LAKE,BC,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- PROP GOV OIL LINE,90DEG ELBOW FITTING FAILED.OIL ON W/S.INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6330P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6330P-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 24-1439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6330P (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 OAK74AP061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP061), May 14, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N6330P), S Lk Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X3982](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3982), Sep 14, 1964: Piper PA24 (N6330P), Ridgecrest, CA, 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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