# NTSB DEN73DTC09: Piper PA-18, N3086Z, Kaycee, WY, September 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1972
- Place: Kaycee, WY · KAYCEE, WY
- Location: 43.7100° N, 106.6373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kaycee, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7100&lon=-106.6373&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2501  72/9/26    KAYCEE,WYO          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 322
        TIME - 1130                    N3086Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  GOSNEY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAYCEE,WYO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED WIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3086Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3086Z), registered now, S/N 18-7437, built 1960 (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:  Gosney Ranch

## Other investigations on N3086Z (2)

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 ANC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA160), Sep 17, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N3086Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB UNK64X0417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0417), Feb 1, 1964: Piper PA18 (N3086Z), Creston Jct, WY, 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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