# NTSB LAX65F0011: Piper PA-18A, N3258B, Ely, NV, January 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1965
- Place: Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0022  65/1/10    ELY NEVADA          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1032
        TIME - 0930                    N3258B              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLIGHT -COYOTE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3258B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3258B-1971-01-26), registration cancelled 1971-01-26, S/N 18-3394, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (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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