# NTSB CHI70F0265: Piper PA-18, N3581Z, Columbia, IL, August 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1969
- Place: Columbia, IL · COLUMBIA, IL
- Location: 38.4581° N, 90.2160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4581&lon=-90.2160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3466   69/8/9    COLUMBIA,ILL        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 971
        TIME - 0855                    N3581Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DROPPED PICK UP HOOK,TURNED DWNWIND.ACFT OBSVD IN L TURN,BANK ANGLE INCREASED,ACFT DSCNDD NOSE DWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3581Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581Z-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 18-7371, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kings

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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