# NTSB DEN70AD057: Piper PA-18, N2871Z, Keeline, WY, May 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1970
- Place: Keeline, WY · KEELINE, WY
- Location: 42.7569° N, 104.7566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keeline, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7569&lon=-104.7566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70AD057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440  70/5/29    KEELINE,WYO         PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 10000
        TIME - 0845                    N2871Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEELINE,WYO                 KEELINE,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPUN OUT OF A L CLIMBING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2871Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2871Z-1974-03-12), registration cancelled 1974-03-12, S/N 18-7032 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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