MKC75DTG10

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Cooperstown, ND · August 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1974
Place
Cooperstown, ND · COOPERSTOWN, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N167TPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740804025249A
Case key
134565

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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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3-2234   74/8/4    COOPERSTOWN,N DAK   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 181
        TIME - 1800                    N167T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOPERSTOWN,N DAK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD IN WHEAT CROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N167T
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cooperstown

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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.