- Date
- September 7, 1969
- Place
- West Liberty, IA · WEST LIBERTY, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3838ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3940 69/9/7 WEST LIBERTY,IOWA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 356 TIME - 1815 N3838Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 271 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CREES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST LIBERTY,IOWA WEST LIBERTY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- WG DRAGGED CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3838Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crees
N3838ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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