- Date
- December 30, 1980
- Place
- Lake Wales, FL · LAKE WALES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1956APiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801230089889A
- Case key
- 127735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3680 80/12/30 NR.LAKE WALES,FL PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 17, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N1956A PX- 1 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- GLIDER-TOW-ONLY CERTIFICATE.FLT NOT AUTHORIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1956A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1956ARegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2006 · Piper PA-18AAirframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1956A · 1
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