# NTSB UNK64X1165: Piper PA18, N10470, Albemarle, NC, April 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1964
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1165

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0810   64/4/4    ALBEMARLE NC        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N10470              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 19, 375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBEMARLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO NAVIGATE PROPERLY AND ARRIVED DESTINATION AFTER DARK-LANDED ON UNLIGHTED FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10470](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10470), registered now, S/N 18-895, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21) (registry code 7101813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albemarle

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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