# NTSB UNK64X3805: Homebuilt P-64, N884Z, Edgewater, MD, September 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1964
- Place: Edgewater, MD · EDGEWATER, MD
- Location: 38.9397° N, 76.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewater, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9397&lon=-76.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3805
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3805

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0840   64/9/5    EDGEWATER MD        HOMEBUILT P-64      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2600
        TIME - 1140                    N884Z               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N884Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N884Z-1964-10-07), registration cancelled 1964-10-07, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOMEBUILT P-64
- Registry model: [Nuwer Paul E P-64](https://openairdocs.org/model/nuwer-paul-e-p-64) (registry code 056331A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lee Airport

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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