- Date
- August 22, 1979
- Place
- Leeds, ND · LEEDS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2515APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790822022209A
- Case key
- 135114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1444 79/8/22 NR.LEEDS,ND PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1900 N2515A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEEDS,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2515A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N2515A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA152Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnaktuvuk Pass, AKThat the pilot inadvertently stall/spun the airplane to the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately remove the ice/frost from the wings before starting the takeoff.NTSB ANC90LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTalkeetna, AKCollapse of the left main landing gear due to an overload failure induced by previous damage which occurred during an improper level-off by the pilot.NTSB DEN80FTE65Accident · No injuriesClosedAurora, CO