# NTSB UNK65X0234: Piper PA22, N7103B, Palmer, AK, October 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1964
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3191  64/10/11   PALMER  ALAS        PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 900
        TIME - 1530                    N7103B              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIDAY CREEK STRP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7103B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7103B-1964-12-14), registration cancelled 1964-12-14, S/N 224319 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Friday Creek Strp

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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