- Date
- October 5, 1969
- Place
- Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2877PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187078
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3131 69/10/5 TEHACHAPI,CALIF PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N2877P PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS AGE 31, 1608 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 239 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEHACHAPI,CALIF TEHACHAPI,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2877P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Holiday Haven
N2877PRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 1970 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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