- Date
- November 19, 1966
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4040ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178392
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3526 66/11/19 NR.MCALLEN TEX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4291 TIME - 1125 N4040Z PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 4172 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTERNATIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SHEARED BY CABLE STRIKE.FURTHER DAMAGE DURING BELLY LANDING ON AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4040Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller Internatio
N4040ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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