# NTSB UNK64X3763: Piper PA23, N4858P, Douglas, AZ, September 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1964
- Place: Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Location: 31.3993° N, 109.5413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3993&lon=-109.5413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3763
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3763

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2753   64/9/4    DOUGLAS ARIZ        PIPER PA23          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4238
        TIME - 1620                    N4858P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISBEE-DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- USDA SCREW-WORM PROGRAM FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4858P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bisbee-Douglas

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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