- Date
- August 24, 1968
- Place
- Sinton, TX · SINTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7798BPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2442 68/8/24 SINTON,TEX PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 260 TIME - 0015 N7798B PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SINTON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CARRIED PX ON WING STRUT OF RESTRICTED ACFT,CAUSED ACFT TO BE BEYOND FORWARD CG LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7798B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sinton
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