# NTSB UNK65X0781: Piper PA22, N1645P, Sleepy Eye, MN, November 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1964
- Place: Sleepy Eye, MN · SLEEPY EYE, MN
- Location: 44.2989° N, 94.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sleepy Eye, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2989&lon=-94.7236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0781

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3811  64/11/21   SLEEPY EYE MINN     PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 130
        TIME - 1200                    N1645P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLEEPY EYE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1645P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sleepy Eye

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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