- Date
- November 2, 1968
- Place
- Punta Gorda, FL · PUNTA GORDA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N177TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4133 68/11/2 PUNTA GORDA,FLA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 149 TIME - 1630 N177T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- LFT BRAKE FAILED,CAUSE NOT REPORTED.PLT JUMPED OUT OF ACFT,ACCIDENTALLY HIT THROTTLE. HIT HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N177T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charlotte County
N177TRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Piper PA-18 105Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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