- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Rosemont, MN · ROSEMONT, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4187ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2936 71/8/8 ROSEMONT,MINN PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1775 TIME - 1430 N4187Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSEMONT,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF W BANNER PICKUP.ACFT IN R SKID,PLT RLSD BANNER,CUT PWR,STALLED ACFT,CRASHED,BURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4187Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Southport
N4187ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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