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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Minden, NV · June 5, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1965
Place
Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1630APiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177582

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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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3-1770   65/6/5    MINDEN NEV          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N1630A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 510 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N1630A
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.