- Date
- August 9, 1970
- Place
- Merriman, NE · MERRIMAN, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9060DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2495 70/8/9 NR.MERRIMAN,NEBR PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1650 N9060D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GORDON,NEBR MERRIMAN,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPUN FROM LOW ALT WING OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9060D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9060DRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2017 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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