# NTSB UNK64X0615: Piper PA22, N6732B, Auburn, CA, February 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1964
- Place: Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0615
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0409  64/2/19    AUBURN CALIF        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 257
        TIME - 1900                    N6732B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ROUGH DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6732B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6732B-1971-04-21), registration cancelled 1971-04-21, S/N 22-4065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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