- Date
- August 21, 1971
- Place
- Broken Bow, OK · BROKEN BOW, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9571DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3296 71/8/21 BROKEN BOW,OKLA PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1800 TIME - UNK/NR N9571D PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROKEN BOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROKEN BOW,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/22/71. INTERNAL FAILURE OF ENG. CRASHED IN FLD SURROUNDED BY TALL TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9571D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Broken Bow
N9571DRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 1971 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelContinental C90 series
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