# NTSB DEN69D0184: Piper PA-18, N7145Z, Woods Cross, UT, February 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1969
- Place: Woods Cross, UT · WOODS CROSS, UT
- Location: 40.8729° N, 111.9175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woods Cross, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8729&lon=-111.9175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0702   69/2/4    WOODS CROSS,UT      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N7145Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HAVEN
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ICY SPOTS ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7145Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7145Z), registered now, S/N 18-8263, built 1965 (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: Sky Haven

## Other investigations on N7145Z (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 SEA07CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA194), Jul 13, 2007: Piper PA-18-150 (N7145Z), Jordan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the rough/uneven terrain.

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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