# NTSB UNK64X0852: Piper PA22, N5812Z, Idanha, OR, March 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1964
- Place: Idanha, OR · IDANHA, OR
- Location: 44.7015° N, 122.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idanha, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7015&lon=-122.0832&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): 185816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0852
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0852

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0522   64/3/8    IDANHA OREG         PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N5812Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-SEP 64
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5812Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812Z-1965-05-20), registration cancelled 1965-05-20, S/N 22-9669 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (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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