# NTSB NYC75AN056: Piper PA-18, N3696Z, Patten, ME, November 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Patten, ME · PATTEN, ME
- Location: 46.0043° N, 68.4428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patten, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0043&lon=-68.4428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3883   74/11/3   PATTEN,ME           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2472
        TIME - 0700                    N3696Z              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIN POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATTEN,ME                   CHANDLER POND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED AS SEAPLANE,FROST ON WINGS,LEFT WING STALLED AFTER LIFT OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3696Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3696Z), registered now, S/N 18-7431, built 1960 (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: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shin Pond

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741103040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103040459A), Nov 3, 1974: Piper PA18150, Patten, ME, Substantial damage. Aircraft equipped as seaplane,frost on wings,left wing stalled after lift off.

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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