- Date
- October 26, 1968
- Place
- Chattanooga, OK · CHATTANOOGA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6477DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3778 68/10/26 CHATTANOOGA,OKLA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 230 TIME - 1420 N6477D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATTANOOGA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO PLACE TAIL WHEEL ON RNWY AT EXCESSIVE SPEED.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE.PLT LOST CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6477D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chattanooga
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