# NTSB FTW66D0407: Piper PA-18, N3690P, Timbalier Bay, LA, November 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1965
- Place: Timbalier Bay, LA · TIMBALIER BAY, LA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0407
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0407

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3345  65/11/13   TIMBALIER BAY LA    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 182
        TIME - 1430                    N3690P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- PILOT STARTED TAKEOFF TOO CLOSE TO OPEN GULF STRIKING SURF, SUFFICIENT SMOOTH WATER AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3690P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3690P-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 18-4592, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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