- Date
- October 18, 1980
- Place
- Tornillo, TX · TORNILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9796PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801018067399A
- Case key
- 129034
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2510 80/10/18 TORNILLO,TX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3040 TIME - 1430 N9796P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORNILLO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- OBSERVING CATTLE IN FEEDLOT,HIT POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9796P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9796PRegistration cancelled Sep 14, 2011 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N9796P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC04LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKAn in-flight fire for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing and subsequent destruction of the airplane by fire.NTSB ANC91LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAspen Creek, AKThe partial loss of power for undetermined reasons and the rough terrain.