- Date
- February 29, 1976
- Place
- Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4194ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760229004189A
- Case key
- 153185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0491 76/2/29 NR.DURANGO,CO PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1298 TIME - 1510 N4194Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PLATA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DURANGO,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED TO ABORT LANDING PIC DID NOT HOLD INSTR CERTFICATE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4194Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Plata County
N4194ZRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2014 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N4194Z · 1
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