MKC72FCJ74

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Gibbon, NE · June 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1972
Place
Gibbon, NE · GIBBON, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3884PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166696

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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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3-0652  72/6/13    GIBBON,NEBR         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3884P              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND TIED DOWN.GRND-LOOP TYPE DMG.DATE LOCATION,TOTAL ABD,AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3884P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.