# NTSB UNK64X2365: Piper PA22, N4466A, L Anse, MI, June 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1964
- Place: L Anse, MI · L ANSE, MI
- Location: 46.7521° N, 88.4484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of L'Anse, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7521&lon=-88.4484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1707  64/6/19    L ANSE MICH         PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 2020                    N4466A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4466A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4466A-1977-08-15), registration cancelled 1977-08-15, S/N 22-3799, built 1956 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4466A (1)

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 UNK64X4000](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4000), Sep 16, 1964: Piper PA22 (N4466A), Asheboro, NC, 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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