# NTSB CHI76AC068: Piper PA-18A, N1587A, Belvidere, IL, June 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Belvidere, IL · BELVIDERE, IL
- Location: 42.2654° N, 88.8878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belvidere, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2654&lon=-88.8878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3818  76/6/12  NR.BELVIDERE,IL       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N1587A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 4633 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELVIDERE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BELVIDERE,IL                BELVIDERE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AFTER TKOF ACFT ENTERED DOWNWIND, NOSED OVER CONTINUING A RT TURN INTO THE GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1587A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1587A-1977-02-10), registration cancelled 1977-02-10, S/N 18-1836, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Belvidere

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760612038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760612038589A), Jun 12, 1976: Piper PA18, Belvidere, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After tkof acft entered downwind, nosed over continuing a rt turn into the ground.

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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