- Date
- May 5, 1969
- Place
- Downer, MN · DOWNER, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9066DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1324 69/5/5 DOWNER,MINN PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 240 TIME - 1730 N9066D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF HOT OIL FUMES.HIT ROAD SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9066D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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