MIA70AM054

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Perry, FL · January 5, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 5, 1970
Place
Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N109BCPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147395

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0004   70/1/5    PERRY,FLA           PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 6361
        TIME - 1450                    N109BC              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1771 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FLA                   PERRY,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N109BC
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.