19831204060019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-15 · Bulverde, TX · December 4, 1983

Date
December 4, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place
Bulverde, TX
Airport
Bulverde
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4309H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA098
Reported as
Piper PA15
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total1 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ground looped on the landing roll on first flight in tailwheel aircraft after checkout. Stopped in a ditch off rwy

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLL ON FIRST FLIGHT IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AFTER CHECKOUT. STOPPED IN A DITCH OFF RWY

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.