# NTSB UNK64X3489: Piper PA24, N6678P, Delhi, CA, August 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1964
- Place: Delhi, CA · DELHI, CA
- Location: 37.4306° N, 120.7759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delhi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4306&lon=-120.7759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3489

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2552  64/8/20    DELHI CALIF         PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3300
        TIME - 1700                    N6678P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETTENCOURT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6678P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678P-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 24-1802 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bettencourt

## Other investigations on N6678P (4)

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.

- [NTSB CEN20FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA023), Dec 2, 2019: Piper PA24 (N6678P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reason that could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to landing which resulted in an…
- [NTSB LAX78FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG14), Jan 22, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Ontario, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0203), Jan 17, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0003), May 30, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N6678P), Seatte, WA, substantial damage

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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