FTW73FQD08

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Canutillo, TX · September 1, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1972
Place
Canutillo, TX · CANUTILLO, TX
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4335ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168189

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3922   72/9/1    CANUTILLO,TEX       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N4335Z              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER PUBLIC              37, 6700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4335Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.