- Date
- July 25, 1978
- Place
- Rayville, LA · RAYVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7177DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780725019299A
- Case key
- 141275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1528 78/7/25 RAYVILLE,LA PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1037 TIME - 1600 N7177D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAYVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7177D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rayville
N7177DRegistered 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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