# NTSB DEN67A0002: Piper PA-18, N3695Z, Quemado, NM, July 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1966
- Place: Quemado, NM · QUEMADO, NM
- Location: 34.3406° N, 108.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quemado, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3406&lon=-108.5061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0002-201493

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0555   66/7/7    QUEMADO N MEX       PIPER PA-18         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 526
        TIME - 0633                    N3695Z              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- EXTRA CREW-STUDENT PILOT.ACFT HAD DUAL CONTROLS. AREA OF CRASH WAS SUITABLE FOR EMERG.LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3695Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3695Z), registered now, S/N 18-7430, built 1961 (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

## Other investigations on N3695Z (1)

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 CEN26LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA134), Mar 4, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N3695Z), Sonora, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.

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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