# NTSB MIA66F0068: Piper PA-18, N3853Z, Vernon, AL, July 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1965
- Place: Vernon, AL · VERNON, AL
- Location: 33.7588° N, 88.1143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7588&lon=-88.1143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1734  65/7/21    VERNON ALA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 12449
        TIME - 1930                    N3853Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3853Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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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