# NTSB DEN68D0210: Piper PA-18, N1668P, Buffalo, WY, February 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1968
- Place: Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0210
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0210

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0259   68/2/8    BUFFALO,WYO         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 200
        TIME - 1630                    N1668P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- RAN INTO CRUSTY SNOW,LNDG IN MEADOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1668P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1668P), registered now, S/N 18-3797, built 1955 (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 O-360-A3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a3a) (registry code 42267, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1668P (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 SEA98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA014), Nov 15, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N1668P), Battle Ground, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/pilot's failure to properly install the fuel selector valve after removal, subsequently leading to a false indication on the valve selector handle. This led to the pilot unintentionally…

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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