- Date
- May 20, 1976
- Place
- Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1879PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760520012319A
- Case key
- 153816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1228 76/5/20 WORLAND,WY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1845 N1879P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WORLAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORLAND,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT HAD 2HRS SOLO IN PA-18.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1879P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Worland Muni
N1879PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N1879P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC14CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from an off-airport site, which resulted in a collision with terrain.NTSB DEN88LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCasper, WYThe commercial plt was taxiing after landing during a fuel stop while on a long cross country flight. The plt landed on runway 21, a hard surface runway, 10,600 feet long by 150 feet wide. The winds were reported from 230 degrees at 22 knots, with gusts to 31…NTSB DEN78DTC18Accident · No injuriesClosedWorland, WY