FTW66F0043

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Pine Bluff, AR · May 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1965
Place
Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1941APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177885

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307  65/5/21    PINE BLUFF ARK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 200
        TIME - 1800                    N1941A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYHAND-DEAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N1941A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Myhand-Deam

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.