- Date
- August 15, 1979
- Place
- Artesia, NM · ARTESIA, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83286Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2612 79/8/15 NR.ARTESIA,NM PIPER PA-18 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N83286 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC AGE 35, 1762 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 281 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSEWELL,NM ARTESIA,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE.PREDATOR CONTROL MISSION.360DEG TURNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83286
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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