- Date
- October 25, 1970
- Place
- Conroe, TX · CONROE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3996ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158974
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4111 70/10/25 CONROE,TEX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2000 TIME - 1530 N3996Z PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONROE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- AILERON CTL CABLES MISROUTED. PLT DIDNT CK CTLS BEFORE TKOF. CRASH LNDD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3996Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery County
N3996ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3996Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05CA050Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFalse Pass, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground and subsequent nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were a downdraft, and the pilot's inadequate…NTSB ANC93LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrudhoe Bay, AKFluid fuel contamination as a result of the pilot-in-commands improper preflight planning/preparation.NTSB UNK65X1302Accident · No injuriesClosedDel Rio, TX