- Date
- March 15, 1976
- Place
- Napoleon, ND · NAPOLEON, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54190Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760315005319A
- Case key
- 153041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0707 76/3/15 NAPOLEON,ND PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 244 TIME - 1730 N54190 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPOLEON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MORRIS,MN BISMARCK,ND ELLENDALE,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54190
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Napoleon
N54190Registered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N54190 · 1
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