# NTSB DEN76AD050: Piper PA-18, N3390Z, Buckhorn, NM, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1976
- Place: Buckhorn, NM · BUCKHORN, NM
- Location: 33.0315° N, 108.6944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhorn, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-108.6944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2084  76/5/14  NR.BUCKHORN,NM        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1299
        TIME - 0835                    N3390Z              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUCKHORN,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ENGAGED IN COYOTE HUNTING.PILOT BEING INSTRUCTED BY GUNNER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3390Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3390Z-2012-04-06), registration cancelled 2012-04-06, S/N 18-7275, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3390Z (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 DEN66D0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0072), Jul 12, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N3390Z), Vilas, CO, 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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