# NTSB UNK64X3945: Piper PA15, N4440H, Forestville, NY, September 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1964
- Place: Forestville, NY · FORESTVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.4691° N, 79.1755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forestville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4691&lon=-79.1755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3945

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2877  64/9/12    FORESTVILLE NY      PIPER PA15          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 110
        TIME - 1600                    N4440H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4440H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4440H), registered now, S/N 15-228, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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