MKC70F0250

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Kindred, ND · October 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1969
Place
Kindred, ND · KINDRED, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1184APiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152648

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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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3-4204  69/10/19   KINDRED,N DAK       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1184A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMRY FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINDRED,N DAK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT LIGHT POLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1184A
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hamry Fld

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.