# NTSB UNK64X0994: Piper PA23, N4320P, Danbury, NC, March 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1964
- Place: Danbury, NC · DANBURY, NC
- Location: 36.4110° N, 80.2117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4110&lon=-80.2117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0994
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0994

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0331  64/3/20  NR.DANBURY NC         PIPER PA23          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0720                    N4320P              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 39, 1136 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4320P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320P-1964-04-10), registration cancelled 1964-04-10, S/N 23-1821 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.