- Date
- March 9, 1979
- Place
- Goodrich, ND · GOODRICH, ND
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9730PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790309004339A
- Case key
- 137360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0345 79/3/9 GOODRICH,ND PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N9730P PX- 0 1 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 65, 32180 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 8005 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEVILS LAKE,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS BLOWING SNOW IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9730P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9730PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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 N9730P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB ANC96LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArctic Village, AKThe airplane's low airspeed during final approach, and the pilot's delayed remedial action in correcting the low airspeed condition.