- Date
- July 3, 1973
- Place
- Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7475DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730703018869A
- Case key
- 189721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1627 73/7/3 FAYETTEVILLE,NC PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2000 TIME - 1750 N7475D PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAYS CREEK,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLT TOWARD TREE LINE A LITTLE DEEP PULL UP MORE STEEPLY.UN CK DSCNT IN TURN,SPRAYING WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7475D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.