# NTSB DEN65D0067: Piper PA-22, N3503Z, Sheridan Lake, CO, March 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1965
- Place: Sheridan Lake, CO · SHERIDAN LAKE, CO
- Location: 38.4667° N, 102.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan Lake, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4667&lon=-102.2944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0801  65/3/22    SHERIDAN LAKE COL   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 490
        TIME - 1630                    N3503Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3503Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3503Z), registered now, S/N 22-7398, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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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