DEN67F0099

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Albuquerque, NM · September 12, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1966
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4157ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121441

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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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2-0701  66/9/12    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0740                    N4157Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 13950 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N4157Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.