- Date
- June 5, 1971
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4380APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1792 71/6/5 PALMER,ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 628 TIME - 0730 N4380A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- SEAT BELT TIED TO REAR CONTROL STICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4380A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palmer
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