- Date
- April 1, 1973
- Place
- Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3803ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730401005779A
- Case key
- 169808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0597 73/4/1 TEHACHAPI,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 437 TIME - 1230 N3803Z PX- 0 0 0 TOWING GLIDERS TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEHACHAPI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: REGULATOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FRONT SEAT SHOULDER HARNESS BUCKLE INTERFERED WITH REAR CTL YOKE.HEAVY BRAKING USED TO AVOID FENCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3803Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tehachapi
N3803ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3803Z · 2
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