# NTSB UNK64X3491: Piper PA22, N6946D, Nugent, TX, August 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1964
- Place: Nugent, TX · NUGENT, TX
- Location: 32.6940° N, 99.6676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nugent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6940&lon=-99.6676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3491

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2555  64/8/20    NUGENT TEX          PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N6946D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT SIMULATING ENGINE FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6946D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6946D-1992-07-22), registration cancelled 1992-07-22, S/N 224874 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6946D (2)

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 MIA90LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA170), Aug 10, 1990: Piper PA-22-150 (N6946D), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING.
- [NTSB FTW68D0220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0220), Sep 9, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N6946D), Marshall, OK, 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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