# NTSB FTW68D0485: Piper PA-18, N3883Z, Mer Rouge, LA, March 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1968
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA · MER ROUGE, LA
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0485
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0485

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0477   68/3/6    MER ROUGE,LA        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1260
        TIME - 0930                    N3883Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORSWORTHY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO LAND BY FLYING UNDER WIRES CROSSING THRESHOLD OF DUSTER STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3883Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3883Z), registered now, S/N 18-7697, built 1961 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Norsworthy

## Other investigations on N3883Z (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 MIA66A0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0021), Aug 16, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N3883Z), Leland, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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