- Date
- September 6, 1970
- Place
- Cocodrie, LA · COCODRIE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3950ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3683 70/9/6 COCODRIE,LA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 63 TOTAL TIME - 1137 N3950Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COCODRIE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- DOWNWIND LEG TOO CLOSE TO CANAL.MADE R BANK,THEN STEEP L BANK.FLOAT EQUIPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3950Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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