# NTSB UNK64X1182: Piper PA-24, N5735P, Sacramento, CA, April 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1964
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1182

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5735P-1971-12-14), registration cancelled 1971-12-14, S/N 24-810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sacramento Muncpl

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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