# NTSB UNK64X0417: Piper PA18, N3086Z, Creston Jct, WY, February 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1964
- Place: Creston Jct, WY · CRESTON JCT, WY
- Location: 41.7269° N, 107.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston Junction, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7269&lon=-107.7273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0188   64/2/1    CRESTON JCT WYO     PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 580
        TIME - 1600                    N3086Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 487 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3086Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3086Z), registered now, S/N 18-7437, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- 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

## Other investigations on N3086Z (2)

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 ANC96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA160), Sep 17, 1996: Piper PA-18-150 (N3086Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB DEN73DTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC09), Sep 26, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N3086Z), Kaycee, WY, 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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