- Date
- August 1, 1969
- Place
- Merriman, NE · MERRIMAN, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2368APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3363 69/8/1 MERRIMAN,NEBR PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N2368A PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHURN RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRIMAN,NEBR MERRIMAN,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- STUDENT HAD 7 HRS IN TYPE BUT HADNT SOLOED. FATHER,A PRIVATE PLT NON FLT INSTR,SOLOED PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2368A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Churn Ranch
N2368ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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