LAX67D0389

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Salome, AZ · April 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1967
Place
Salome, AZ · SALOME, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1360CPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117567

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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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3-1170  67/4/13    SALOME, ARIZ        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N1360C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM DESERT. NO DUAL INSTRUCTION FOR PAST 6 YEARS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1360C
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage