- Date
- February 14, 1976
- Place
- Colony, WY · COLONY, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1636APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760214002879A
- Case key
- 152285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0222 76/2/14 COLONY,WY PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, TIME - 1500 N1636A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 194 TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLONY,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- STUDENT PLT CERT EXPIRED 4/30/75.LAST 90 DAY PROFICIENCY CK 4/14/75.FULL NOSE DWN TRIM FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1636A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1636A · 1
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