MKC66F0090

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Terre Haute, IN · July 7, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1965
Place
Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5457HPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176844

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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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3-1715   65/7/7  NR.TERRE HAUTE IND    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N5457H              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 22, 1170 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT     0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N5457H
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Pleasant 0

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.