# NTSB UNK64X3404: Piper PA-22, N3575A, Dalton, GA, August 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1964
- Place: Dalton, GA · DALTON, GA
- Location: 34.7692° N, 84.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0636  64/8/15    DALTON GA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 850
        TIME - 1105                    N3575A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3575A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3575A-1964-09-29), registration cancelled 1964-09-29, S/N 22-1849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (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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