# NTSB SEA66D0144: Piper PA-18, N3568P, Malin, OR, September 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1965
- Place: Malin, OR · MALIN, OR
- Location: 42.0134° N, 121.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malin, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0134&lon=-121.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401  65/9/24    MALIN OREG          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1016
        TIME - 1330                    N3568P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVENESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3568P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Loveness

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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