# NTSB UNK64X3384: Piper PA18, N3769Z, Gay Island, MA, August 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1964
- Place: Gay Island, MA · GAY ISLAND, MA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3384
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3384

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0503  64/8/14  NR. GAY ISLAND MASS   PIPER PA18          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N3769Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3769Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3769Z-1964-09-16), registration cancelled 1964-09-16, S/N 18-7455 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3769Z (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 UNK64X2262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2262), Jun 13, 1964: Piper PA18 (N3769Z), Manteo, NC, 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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