- Date
- September 14, 1965
- Place
- Pearlington, MS · PEARLINGTON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2890ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2609 65/9/14 PEARLINGTON MISS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 29, TIME - 1430 N2890Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 175 TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2890Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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