LAX65F0011

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Ely, NV · January 10, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 10, 1965
Place
Ely, NV · ELY, NV
Injuries
1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3258BPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report April 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180468

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0022  65/1/10    ELY NEVADA          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1032
        TIME - 0930                    N3258B              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLIGHT -COYOTE HUNTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3258B
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.