- Date
- January 24, 1973
- Place
- Fredrick, OK · FREDRICK, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3823ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730124001849A
- Case key
- 169590
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0065 73/1/24 FREDRICK,OKLA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 221 TIME - 0900 N3823Z PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDRICK MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDRICK,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM REMARKS- ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES REVERSED DURING MAINTENANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3823Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fredrick Mun
N3823ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.