- Date
- January 23, 1972
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7604CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0441 72/1/23 LAS CRUCES,N MEX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N7604C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 26, 456 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITE SANDS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7604C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Cruces Mun