# NTSB SEA67D0144: Piper PA-18, N3952Z, Dillon, MT, September 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1966
- Place: Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
- Location: 45.2181° N, 112.6345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2181&lon=-112.6345&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3881  66/9/16    DILLON MONT         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 400
        TIME - 1515                    N3952Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY DEAD.PILOT PROPPED ENGINE.AIRCRAFT STRUCK GAS PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3952Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3952Z), registered now, S/N 18-7810, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillon

## Other investigations on N3952Z (4)

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 ANC97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA100), Jul 8, 1997: Piper PA-18-160 (N3952Z), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain. Factors were exceeding the airplane's maximum allowable gross weight, and downdrafts and turbulence associated with wind flowing…
- [NTSB ANC85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA001), Oct 2, 1984: Piper PA-18 (N3952Z), Ohio Creek, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG79), Mar 25, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N3952Z), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0456), Feb 4, 1964: Piper PA18 (N3952Z), Columbus, NE, 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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