# NTSB UNK64X2781: Piper PA-24, N6002P, W Yellowstone, MT, July 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1964
- Place: W Yellowstone, MT · W YELLOWSTONE, MT
- Location: 44.6622° N, 111.1070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Yellowstone, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6622&lon=-111.1070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2781

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0446  64/7/12    W YELLOWSTONE MON   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 250
        TIME - 0610                    N6002P              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W YELLOWSTONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS AT TAKEOFF AND JUST UNDER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6002P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6002P-1971-06-08), registration cancelled 1971-06-08, S/N 24-1096 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: W Yellowstone

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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