- Date
- October 16, 1974
- Place
- San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4319ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741016035329A
- Case key
- 141096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3206 74/10/16 SAN ANGELO,TEX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N4319Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 44, 4941 TOTAL HOURS, 29 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANGELO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4319Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mathis Field
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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.
Other investigations on N4319Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC04FA056Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCold Bay, AKA loss of engine power during the final approach to land for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the ensuing emergency descent, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the stall.NTSB ANC98LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKthe pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight. A factor was the inadvertent activation of the parking brake.NTSB ANC96LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCold Bay, AKthe pilot's excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane, and the entanglement of the left main landing gear brake and axle with wire.NTSB ANC91FA067Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe powerplant failure for undetermined reasons and the collision with the wires.