# NTSB UNK65X0788: Piper PA-18, N5407Y, Granite, CO, November 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1964
- Place: Granite, CO · GRANITE, CO
- Location: 39.0436° N, 106.2634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0436&lon=-106.2634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0788
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0788

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0904  64/11/22 NR.GRANITE COLORADO   PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5407Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5407Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5407Y-1976-06-23), registration cancelled 1976-06-23, S/N 18-8170, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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