- Date
- April 30, 1974
- Place
- Ryder, ND · RYDER, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9888DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740430013619A
- Case key
- 124273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1255 74/4/30 RYDER,N DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 900 TIME - 1630 N9888D PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RYDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINOT,N DAK RYDER,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CIRCLING TOWN TO SIGNAL THAT HE WAS GOING TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9888D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ryder
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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.