- Date
- February 22, 1972
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1106APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 72/2/22 ROCK SPRINGS,WYO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N1106A PX- 0 0 1 OTHER AGE 33, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2100 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK SPRINGS,WYO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.UN CONT FLT DUE DWNDFT OR LOSS OF LIFT CRASH LNDD ON HILLSIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1106A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1106ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-125Airframe modelPiper PA-18-125Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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