- Date
- August 1, 1965
- Place
- Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2587APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176181
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2999 65/8/1 NR.EUREKA ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 150 TIME - 1530 N2587A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2587A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2587ARegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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