# NTSB SEA70F0032: Piper PA-18, N4270Z, Esticada, OR, May 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1969
- Place: Esticada, OR · ESTICADA, OR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2255  69/5/23    ESTICADA,OREG       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 107
        TIME - 1515                    N4270Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGNERS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4270Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4270Z-1981-05-15), registration cancelled 1981-05-15, S/N 18-8509, built 1967 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wagners Strip

## Other investigations on N4270Z (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 LAX76AL012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL012), Aug 17, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N4270Z), Tacoma, WA, 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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