- Date
- April 18, 1972
- Place
- Hamlin, WV · HAMLIN, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3842ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166265
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1553 72/4/18 HAMLIN,W VA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N3842Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING AGE 29, 305 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMLIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMLIN,W VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- BANNER DID NOT LIFT CLEANLY,SNAGGED IN HI GRASS OFF RWY.PRIOR THIS FLT PLT HAD MADE 1 PRACTICE TOW
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3842Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hamlin
N3842ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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