# NTSB UNK64X3920: Piper PA12, N2505M, Inchelium, WA, September 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1964
- Place: Inchelium, WA · INCHELIUM, WA
- Location: 48.3637° N, 118.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inchelium, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3637&lon=-118.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3920
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3920

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2862  64/9/11    INCHELIUM WASH      PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N2505M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2505M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2505M), registered now, S/N 12-1003, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2505M (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 SEA71DWG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWG32), Dec 4, 1970: Piper PA-12 (N2505M), Cheney, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0248), Feb 3, 1968: Piper PA-12 (N2505M), Elk River, ID, 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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