- Date
- March 8, 1980
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N82454Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800308006269A
- Case key
- 131637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2155 80/3/8 SAN RAFAEL,CA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1500 TIME - 1215 N82454 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NOVATO,CA SAN RAFAEL,CA SANTA ROSA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LNDD W QTRG TAIL WND GSTG 6KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82454
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Ranch
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Other investigations on N82454 · 1
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