# NTSB UNK65X0486: Piper PA17, N4844H, College Park, MD, October 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1964
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0486

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3364  64/10/30   COLLEGE PARK MD     PIPER PA17          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N4844H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4844H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4844H-1968-06-26), registration cancelled 1968-06-26, S/N 17-150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Registry model: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: College Park

## Other investigations on N4844H (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 DIA68F0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0226), May 18, 1968: Piper PA-17 (N4844H), Edgewater, MD, destroyed

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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