CHI68D0385

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Beaver Dam, WI · October 21, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1967
Place
Beaver Dam, WI · BEAVER DAM, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N326TPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113266

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3773  67/10/21   BEAVER DAM,WIS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 240
        TIME - 1140                    N326T               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER DAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CHOSE FLD OF INADEQUATE LENGTH AFTER PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N326T
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaver Dam

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