UNK64X4041

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA15 · Wetumka, OK · September 18, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1964
Place
Wetumka, OK · WETUMKA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4674HPiper PA15
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185997

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0556  64/9/18    WETUMKA OKLA        PIPER PA15          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 1520                    N4674H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N4674H
Reported as
Piper PA15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.