# NTSB DEN66D0075: Piper PA-18, N3965Z, Lysite, WY, August 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1965
- Place: Lysite, WY · LYSITE, WY
- Location: 43.2680° N, 107.6904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lysite, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2680&lon=-107.6904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2262  65/8/10    LYSITE WYO          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 266
        TIME - 0800                    N3965Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGES CREEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3965Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3965Z), registered now, S/N 18-7850, built 1962 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridges Creek

## Other investigations on N3965Z (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA74DYC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC48), May 9, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N3965Z), Echo, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DXQ17), Jan 9, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N3965Z), Lovelock, NV, substantial damage

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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