- Date
- November 28, 1974
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1379APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741128038769A
- Case key
- 143068
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3689 74/11/28 NR.ROCK SPRINGS,WYO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N1379A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT BRIDGER PWRPLT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK SPRINGS,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 30 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND CAUGHT ACFT ON APPROACH,WING HIT GROUND.ACFT CARTWHEELED.GUSTING TO 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1379A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Bridger Pwrplt
N1379ARegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1379A · 1
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