# NTSB UNK65X1302: Piper PA18, N3996Z, Del Rio, TX, January 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1965
- Place: Del Rio, TX · DEL RIO, TX
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0071  65/1/17    DEL RIO TEX         PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4000
        TIME - 1245                    N3996Z              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 3600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3996Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3996Z), registered now, S/N 18-7945, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- 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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3996Z (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 ANC05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA050), Mar 19, 2005: Piper PA-18 (N3996Z), False Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground and subsequent nose over. Factors contributing to the…
- [NTSB ANC93LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA178), Sep 13, 1993: Piper PA-18-150 (N3996Z), Prudhoe Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLUID FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMANDS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.
- [NTSB FTW71FRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA24), Oct 25, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N3996Z), Conroe, TX, 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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