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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Fairbank, AZ · August 8, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Fairbank, AZ · FAIRBANK, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3995ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182354

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2388   64/8/8  NR.FAIRBANK ARIZ      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4795
        TIME - 1045                    N3995Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SHALLOW RIVER

Aircraft

Registration
N3995Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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