# NTSB UNK65X0600: Piper PA15, N4314H, Carlsbad, CA, November 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1964
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0600
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0600

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3427   64/11/7   CARLSBAD CALIF      PIPER PA15          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1603                    N4314H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POLOMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STUDENT HAD NOT BEEN ENDORSED TO SOLO AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4314H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4314H), registered now, S/N 15-96, 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 0-145A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145a-series) (registry code 41501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Polomar

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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