# NTSB UNK64X2655: Piper J3C, N6515H, Yolo, CA, July 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1964
- Place: Yolo, CA · YOLO, CA
- Location: 38.7405° N, 121.8093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yolo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7405&lon=-121.8093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2655
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2655

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1941   64/7/5    YOLO CALIF          PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N6515H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6515H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6515H), registered now, S/N 19701, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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