# NTSB UNK64X0736: Piper PA23, N3186P, Idria, CA, February 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1964
- Place: Idria, CA · IDRIA, CA
- Location: 36.4169° N, 120.6743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4169&lon=-120.6743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0736
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0736

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0521  64/2/28    IDRIA CALIF         PIPER PA23          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2186
        TIME - 1900                    N3186P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-08/09/64.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3186P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186P-1964-10-01), registration cancelled 1964-10-01, S/N 23-1123 (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

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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