# NTSB UNK64X3270: Piper PA-18, N3995Z, Fairbank, AZ, August 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1964
- Place: Fairbank, AZ · FAIRBANK, AZ
- Location: 31.7231° N, 110.1884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbank, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7231&lon=-110.1884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2388   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3995Z), registered now, S/N 18-7944, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3995Z (3)

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 ANC23LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA066), Aug 15, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N3995Z), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with windshear during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB ANC69D0124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0124), Apr 14, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N3995Z), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0081), Apr 24, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N3995Z), King Salmon, AK, 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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