- Date
- March 6, 1968
- Place
- Mer Rouge, LA · MER ROUGE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3883ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0477 68/3/6 MER ROUGE,LA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1260 TIME - 0930 N3883Z PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORSWORTHY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO LAND BY FLYING UNDER WIRES CROSSING THRESHOLD OF DUSTER STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3883Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Norsworthy
N3883ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3883Z · 1
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