# NTSB UNK64X1663: Piper PA28, Milford, NJ, May 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 8, 1964
- Place: Milford, NJ · MILFORD, NJ
- Location: 40.5735° N, 75.0897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, September 18, 1964
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1663
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1663

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1203   64/5/8    MILFORD NJ          PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N5379W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 1450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5379W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5379W-1968-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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