# NTSB UNK64X1785: Piper PA18, N2364P, Cantil, CA, May 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1964
- Place: Cantil, CA · CANTIL, CA
- Location: 35.3089° N, 117.9684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantil, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3089&lon=-117.9684&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 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1785

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1293  64/5/16    CANTIL CALIF        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N2364P              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            AGE 38, 5371 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            970 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 25KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2364P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2364P), registered now, S/N 18-4251, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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 N2364P (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 WPR12CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA342), Aug 2, 2012: Piper PA18 (N2364P), McNeal, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's in-flight decision to fly at low level into an unfamiliar canyon, which resulted in an off-airport landing when the airplane's climb capability was exceeded. Contributing to the accident…

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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