# NTSB UNK64X4168: Piper PA30, N7194Y, Bretton Woods, NH, September 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1964
- Place: Bretton Woods, NH · BRETTON WOODS, NH
- Location: 44.2581° N, 71.4412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bretton Woods, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2581&lon=-71.4412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3043  64/9/26    BRETTON WOODS NH    PIPER PA30          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5000
        TIME - 1030                    N7194Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-UNKNOWN      OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PASSENGER GRASPED CONTROL WHEEL WHILE TURNING IN HIS SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7194Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7194Y-1988-12-09), registration cancelled 1988-12-09, S/N 30218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating

## Other investigations on N7194Y (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 LAX78FUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ18), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7194Y), Tucson, AZ, 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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