# NTSB UNK64X2978: Piper PA18, N3412P, Brookfield, CO, July 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1964
- Place: Brookfield, CO · BROOKFIELD, CO
- Location: 37.5939° N, 102.8421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5939&lon=-102.8421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2978

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2175  64/7/22    BROOKFIELD COLO     PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 600
        TIME - 1900                    N3412P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3412P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

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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