- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- Hinckley, NY · HINCKLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4284ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181732
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2208 70/5/24 NR.HINCKLEY,NY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 540 TIME - 1230 N4284Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARCY,NY HINCKLEY LAKE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- R WING HIT WATER,DUG IN,ACFT CARTWHEELED,CAME TO REST INVERTED. FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4284Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4284ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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