# NTSB UNK64X1285: Piper PA18, N3697P, Towaco, NJ, April 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1964
- Place: Towaco, NJ · TOWACO, NJ
- Location: 40.9285° N, 74.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Towaco, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9285&lon=-74.3428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0900  64/4/12    TOWACO NJ           PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N3697P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWACO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3697P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3697P-1965-08-10), registration cancelled 1965-08-10, S/N 18-4616 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Towaco

## Other investigations on N3697P (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 NYC65A0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0153), Jun 21, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N3697P), Fairfield, NJ, destroyed, 2 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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