# NTSB UNK64X3908: Piper PA-22, N5646Z, Hancock, NH, September 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1964
- Place: Hancock, NH · HANCOCK, NH
- Location: 42.9746° N, 71.9801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hancock, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9746&lon=-71.9801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3908

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0962  64/9/10    HANCOCK NH          PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 276
        TIME - 0048                    N5646Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-9/19/64.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5646Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5646Z-1964-10-28), registration cancelled 1964-10-28, S/N 22-9469 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5646Z (1)

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 UNK64X1391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1391), Apr 20, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5646Z), Houlton, ME, 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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