# NTSB UNK64X2953: Piper PA18A, N4899A, Pettus, AR, July 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1964
- Place: Pettus, AR · PETTUS, AR
- Location: 34.6773° N, 91.9126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pettus, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6773&lon=-91.9126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2953
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2953

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0486  64/7/21    PETTUS ARK          PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 400
        TIME - 1200                    N4899A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETTUS GIN STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4899A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4899A), registered now, S/N 18-5002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pettus Gin Strip

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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