- Date
- September 25, 1973
- Place
- Ainsworth, NE · AINSWORTH, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8519YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730925031739A
- Case key
- 188476
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2922 73/9/25 AINSWORTH,NEBR PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 650 TIME - 1800 N8519Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AINSWORTH,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- PLT LNDD ON MOWED ALFALFA STRIP RAN OFF END OF RWY AREA NOSED OVER IN CORN FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8519Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Daniels Strip
N8519YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8519Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCanning River, AKThe engine power loss due to fuel contamination, and the lack of suitable terrain on which to land.NTSB ANC86LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKWhile high speed taxiing on a runway in gusting wind conditions, the pilot lost control of his airplane and it veered into a parked airplane adjacent to the runway. The pilot reported the wind was from 130 degrees at 15 gusting 25 knots.