- Date
- September 1, 1975
- Place
- Atkinson, KS · ATKINSON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N177TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750901031549A
- Case key
- 151500
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3603 75/9/1 ATKINSON,KS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 800 TIME - 0120 N177T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATKINSON,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .284 PCT.PLT DISCUSSED FUEL QUANTITY BFR TKOF DTMND L TANK NEAR EMPTY,SELECT L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N177T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N177TRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Piper PA-18 105Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N177T · 1
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