- Date
- May 9, 1975
- Place
- Shell, WY · SHELL, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4069ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0998 75/5/9 NR.SHELL,WY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1050 N4069Z PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING AGE 35, 4922 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1815 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WORLAND,WY RETURN GREYBULL,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN DEEP SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4069Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4069ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N4069Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN00LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelen, NMA loss of engine power due to low cylinder compression from an open exhaust valve, and the pilot's failure to lean the fuel mixture.NTSB DEN93LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision.