- Date
- May 30, 1968
- Place
- Seligman, AZ · SELIGMAN, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5656YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1690 68/5/30 SELIGMAN,ARIZ PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7000 TIME - 1630 N5656Y PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUBLE O RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP CLIMBING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5656Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Double O Ranch
N5656YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N5656Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStoney River, AKThe pilot stated that during the initial climbout he lost directional control of the aircraft; stalled and crashed on the gravel bar. Plt did not submit an acc report.NTSB MKC66D0214Accident · No injuriesClosedDesoto, MO