- Date
- March 15, 1978
- Place
- Zapata, TX · ZAPATA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83503Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780315032459A
- Case key
- 142821
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3034 78/3/15 ZAPATA,TX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 473 TIME - 1000 N83503 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JARAL RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW BRAUNFELS,TX ZAPATA,TX ALICE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83503
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jaral Ranch
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Other investigations on N83503 · 1
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