- Date
- August 16, 1977
- Place
- Cullman, AL · CULLMAN, AL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8176CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770816024879A
- Case key
- 146342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2375 77/8/16 NR.CULLMAN,AL PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1805 N8176C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 6543 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOLSOM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CULLMAN,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8176C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Folsom Field
N8176CRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 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.