UNK64X1182

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Sacramento, CA · April 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1964
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5735PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184627

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0825   64/4/5    SACRAMENTO CALIF    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 2300
        TIME - 1830                    N5735P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO MUNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5735P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sacramento Muncpl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.