- Date
- September 21, 1975
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8293CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750921031069A
- Case key
- 150722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2864 75/9/21 NEW BRAUNFELS,TX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N8293C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 1084 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 510 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BRAUNFELS MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW BRAUNFELS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8293C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Braunfels Mun
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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 N8293C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC82DA023Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNear Gulkana, AKThe pilot stated that he arrived at crosswinds lake, made a low pass and attempted to contact the wheels on the snow to determine if a landing was possible. The wheels broke through the crust on the snow and the aircraft flipped over.NTSB UNK64X0409Accident · No injuriesClosedLewiston, ID