# NTSB UNK65X1134: Piper PA15, N4360H, Denham Springs, LA, December 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1964
- Place: Denham Springs, LA · DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
- Location: 30.4743° N, 90.9590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denham Springs, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4743&lon=-90.9590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0852  64/12/25 NR.DENHAM SPRINGS LA  PIPER PA15          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600
        TIME - 1110                    N4360H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNETT FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4360H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4360H-1965-02-09), registration cancelled 1965-02-09, S/N 15-146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Burnett Farm

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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