- Date
- May 15, 1966
- Place
- Round Mountn, NV · ROUND MOUNTN, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2781PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2696 66/5/15 ROUND MOUNTN NEV PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 5000 TIME - 0900 N2781P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J BAR K RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- DURING SHARP TURN OFF RUNWAY TAIL WHEEL STRUCK RUTS AND ROCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2781P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J Bar K Ranch
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