# NTSB DEN70DXA13: Piper PA-18, N3973P, Big Piney, WY, June 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1970
- Place: Big Piney, WY · BIG PINEY, WY
- Location: 42.5402° N, 110.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Piney, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5402&lon=-110.1193&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 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DXA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2303   70/6/2    BIG PINEY,WYO       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3973P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG PINEY,WYO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD WIND GUST DRG LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3973P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3973P-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 18-4764 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch Strip

## Other investigations on N3973P (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 SEA67D0138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0138), Sep 4, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N3973P), Stevensville, MT, substantial damage

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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