- Date
- July 7, 1976
- Place
- Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4296ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760707019419A
- Case key
- 154460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 76/7/7 OAK GROVE,LA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 254 TIME - 1015 N4296Z PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MC ALPIN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAK GROVE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- FIRST 600FT TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4296Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mc Alpin Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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