# NTSB UNK65X0387: Piper PA18, N3482Z, Bodie, CA, October 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1964
- Place: Bodie, CA · BODIE, CA
- Location: 38.2121° N, 119.0121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bodie, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2121&lon=-119.0121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3297  64/10/23 NR.BODIE CALIF        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1600
        TIME - 1230                    N3482Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3482Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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