# NTSB UNK64X1070: Piper PA18, N3783Z, Salt Lake City, UT, March 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1964
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0728  64/3/28    SALT LAKE CITY UT   PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N3783Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE MUNCPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3783Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3783Z), registered now, S/N 18-7467, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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: Salt Lake Muncpl

## Other investigations on N3783Z (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 SEA67F0335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0335), May 19, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N3783Z), Quincy, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2773](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2773), Jul 12, 1964: Piper PA18 (N3783Z), Manila, UT, 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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