- Date
- June 28, 1967
- Place
- Alliance, NE · ALLIANCE, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1277APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115725
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3717 67/6/28 ALLIANCE,NEBR PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N1277A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 63, 15325 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3112 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- RIGHT VALVE OF PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM STUCK.PISTON ROD OF VALVE WAS DIRTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1277A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N1277A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC20CA080Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's improper decision to depart from an off-airport surface that had standing water, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB SEA02LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNewberg, ORA warped right brake disc resulting in a veer to the right during the landing roll, and the aircraft's subsequent collision with a fence. A contributing factor was the fence.