# NTSB UNK64X0846: Piper PA18, N3809Z, Vinalhaven, ME, March 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1964
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME · VINALHAVEN, ME
- Location: 44.0481° N, 68.8317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinalhaven, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0481&lon=-68.8317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0846
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0846

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0571   64/3/8    VINALHAVEN ME       PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 652
        TIME - 1800                    N3809Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF MUD ON STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3809Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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