- Date
- April 26, 1981
- Place
- Spicewood, TX · SPICEWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7072DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810426018669A
- Case key
- 126703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0586 81/4/26 SPICEWOOD,TX PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1272 TIME - 1910 N7072D PX- 0 0 1 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 514 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDERMERE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPICEWOOD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DUG IN WINGTIP DURING STEEP LOW ALT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7072D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Windermere
FAA reports on this event · 1
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