# NTSB UNK64X1440: Piper PA16, N5807H, Morganton, AR, April 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1964
- Place: Morganton, AR · MORGANTON, AR
- Location: 35.4726° N, 92.3396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4726&lon=-92.3396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1440

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1021  64/4/25    MORGANTON ARK       PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 425
        TIME - 1945                    N5807H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     GROUND FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LOG-NIGHT LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5807H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5807H), registered now, S/N 16-424, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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