- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Grant, NE · GRANT, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9459DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730624020329A
- Case key
- 190087
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1888 73/6/24 NR.GRANT,NEBR PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1000 TIME - 1837 N9459D PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDRICKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANT,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLTS TIME AS OF 12/23/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9459D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hendricks
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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