DEN67D0052

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Blanding, UT · July 9, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1966
Place
Blanding, UT · BLANDING, UT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7909HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170917

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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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3-1840   66/7/9    BLANDING UT         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N7909H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 780 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ON NARROW ROAD DURING PRACTICE FORCED LANDINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7909H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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