- Date
- August 26, 1968
- Place
- Lompoc, CA · LOMPOC, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1631APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3420 68/8/26 LOMPOC,CALIF PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1760 TIME - 0715 N1631A PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1048 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1631A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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