# NTSB UNK64X2014: Piper PA22, N2478P, Minto, AK, May 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1964
- Place: Minto, AK · MINTO, AK
- Location: 65.1504° N, 149.3497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minto, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1504&lon=-149.3497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2319  64/5/30  NR.MINTO ALAS         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1150
        TIME - 2130                    N2478P              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2478P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478P-1964-11-20), registration cancelled 1964-11-20, S/N 22-2852 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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