# NTSB UNK64X2936: Piper PA18, N3794P, Orovada, NV, July 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1964
- Place: Orovada, NV · OROVADA, NV
- Location: 41.5492° N, 117.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orovada, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-117.8236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2936
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2936

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1007  64/7/19  NR.OROVADA NEVADA     PIPER PA18          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AGE 27, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
        TIME - 1325                    N3794P              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  RATED.
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-DID NOT OBTAIN ADE ALT BEFORE ENTRY MT PASS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        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                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RESING TERRAIN EXCEEDED A/C PERFORMANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3794P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3794P), registered now, S/N 18-4694, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-A2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (registry code 42101, reciprocating) (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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