# NTSB UNK64X1618: Piper PA22, N3646Z, Baton Rouge, LA, May 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1964
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA · BATON ROUGE, LA
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1618
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1618

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0132   64/5/4    BATON ROUGE LA      PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N5877Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN B R LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- BOTH AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER COLLISION AND STRUCKTHE GROUND WITHIN 120 FEET OF EACH OTHER
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0132   64/5/4    BATON ROUGE LA      PIPER PA22          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N3646Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN B R LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   10                VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- BOTH AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER COLLISION AND STRUCKTHE GROUND WITHIN 120 FEET OF EACH OTHER
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3646Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3646Z-1976-06-14), registration cancelled 1976-06-14, S/N 22-7543, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Downtown B R La

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5877Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5877Z-1978-05-10), registration cancelled 1978-05-10, S/N 22-9737, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Downtown B R La

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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