- Date
- March 9, 1977
- Place
- Uvalde, TX · UVALDE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8973DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770309006119A
- Case key
- 157732
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0386 77/3/9 NR.UVALDE,TX PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N8973D PX- 1 0 0 OTHER AGE 46, 7073 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UVALDE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ACFT EQUIPD WITH HI-LIFT WINGTIPS.HERDING GOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8973D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8973DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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