UNK64X3701

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Hendry County, FL · August 31, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1964
Place
Hendry County, FL · HENDRY COUNTY, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3932ZPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182004

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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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3-2706  64/8/31    HENDRY COUNTY FLA   PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 979
        TIME - 1600                    N3932Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 978 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N3932Z
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.