- Date
- August 14, 1971
- Place
- West Memphis, AR · WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N116TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3013 71/8/14 WEST MEMPHIS,ARK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 102 TIME - 1030 N116T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- L WING AND L ELEVATOR DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N116T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Memphis
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