# NTSB UNK64X0950: Piper PA24, N5548P, Mt Holly, NC, March 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1964
- Place: Mt Holly, NC · MT HOLLY, NC
- Location: 35.3146° N, 81.0062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Holly, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3146&lon=-81.0062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0950
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0950

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0629  64/3/16    MT HOLLY NC         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N5548P              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 39, 3368 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HOLLY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5548P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548P-1983-11-22), registration cancelled 1983-11-22, S/N 24612 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Holly

## Other investigations on N5548P (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 CHI83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA188), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA-24-180 (N5548P), Platteville, WI, 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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