MKC66D0403

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Jamestown, ND · January 24, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1966
Place
Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1574PPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report June 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172693

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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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3-0923  66/1/24    JAMESTOWN N DAK     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1155                    N1574P              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 29, 3805 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            755 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- 12 INCHES OF SNOW ON FARM FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1574P
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.