- Date
- March 28, 1980
- Place
- Litchfield, CA · LITCHFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9772DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800328007749A
- Case key
- 134927
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3168 80/3/28 NR.LITCHFIELD,CA PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 13000 TIME - 1400 N9772D PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 6500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACRAMENTO,CA RETURN RED BLUFF,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9772D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9772D · 2
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