# NTSB DEN68D0225: Piper PA-18, N1662P, Cimarron, NM, March 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1968
- Place: Cimarron, NM · CIMARRON, NM
- Location: 36.5068° N, 104.9083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cimarron, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5068&lon=-104.9083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0225
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0225

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0492  68/3/14    CIMARRON,N MEX      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 539
        TIME - 0615                    N1662P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDANIEL RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- QUARTERING HEADWIND 25K GUSTING TO 40K. STRUCK IRRIGATION DIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1662P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1662P), registered now, S/N 18-3784, built 1954 (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: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcdaniel Ranch

## Other investigations on N1662P (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 WPR10CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA414), Aug 19, 2010: Piper PA-18 (N1662P), Buena, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive brake application, resulting in a nose over.

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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