# NTSB UNK64X1705: Piper PA28, N5046W, Nudita Gap, MT, May 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1964
- Place: Nudita Gap, MT · NUDITA GAP, MT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1705

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1238  64/5/10    NUDITA GAP MONT     PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N5046W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5046W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046W-2017-05-17), registration cancelled 2017-05-17, S/N 28-48, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5046W (3)

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.

- [NTSB WPR16FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA103), May 8, 2016: Piper PA28 (N5046W), Pomona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB LAX70FUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ21), Apr 11, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5046W), Santa Susana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66D0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0086), Aug 7, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5046W), Santa Susana, CA, 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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