# NTSB NYC67A0170: Piper PA-18S, N3901Z, Westbrook, CT, May 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1967
- Place: Westbrook, CT · WESTBROOK, CT
- Location: 41.2854° N, 72.4476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbrook, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2854&lon=-72.4476&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 October 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0473  67/5/28    WESTBROOK,CONN      PIPER PA-18S        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1749                    N3901Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLOAT PLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3901Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3901Z-2018-12-07), registration cancelled 2018-12-07, S/N 18-7712, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18S
- 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

## Other investigations on N3901Z (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 DEN66A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0014), Jul 30, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N3901Z), Holly, CO, 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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