# NTSB NYC67D0360: Piper PA-18, N7585D, Artford, CT, November 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1966
- Place: Artford, CT · ARTFORD, CT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0360
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0360

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3609   66/11/5   ARTFORD CONN        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N7585D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7585D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7585D), registered now, S/N 18-5881, built 1957 (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
- Airport: Brainard Field

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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