- Date
- September 1, 1981
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA · LEE VINING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N333CPPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810901054659A
- Case key
- 124492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2305 81/9/1 LEE VINING,CA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N333CP PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEE VINING,CA MAMMOTH, CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- PAX BCM SICK,LNDD ON SHORE OF MONO LAKE.MUDDY SHORE LOOKED LIKE HARD PACKED EARTH FM AIR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333CP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N333CPRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.