# NTSB UNK64X2202: Piper PA24, N5656P, Dimmitt, TX, June 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1964
- Place: Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX
- Location: 34.5449° N, 102.3068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dimmitt, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5449&lon=-102.3068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2202
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2202

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1600   64/6/9    DIMMITT TEX         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N5656P              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  AGE 48, 20000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIMMITT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5656P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5656P), registered now, S/N 24-727, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dimmitt

## Other investigations on N5656P (2)

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 IAD77FLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLQ13), May 14, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5656P), Rough River, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN70F0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0120), Nov 8, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5656P), Albuquerque, NM, 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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