- Date
- October 10, 1965
- Place
- Grd Junction, CO · GRD JUNCTION, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7260DPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176398
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0740 65/10/10 GRD JUNCTION COLO PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 180 TIME - 1400 N7260D PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7260D
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed