- Date
- April 12, 1971
- Place
- Seely, WY · SEELY, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1979PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1265 71/4/12 SEELY,WYO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 775 TIME - 1400 N1979P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIERCE RANCH,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TKOF FROM 500 FT FLD.MADE TURN AT LOW ALT TO AVOID TREES,WING HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1979P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1979PRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2021 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O-360-C4P
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