# NTSB UNK64X3162: Piper J4F, N30802, Raleigh, NC, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0511   64/8/1    RALEIGH NC          PIPER J4F           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 250
        TIME - 1100                    N30802              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SPARK PLUG NUMBER 3 CYLINDER CAME OUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30802](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30802-1964-08-20), registration cancelled 1964-08-20, S/N 4-1223, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4F
- Registry model: [Piper J4F](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4f) (registry code 7100614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Raleigh Municipal

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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