- Date
- October 5, 1976
- Place
- Emporium, PA · EMPORIUM, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8787DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761005033199A
- Case key
- 149707
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4086 76/10/5 EMPORIUM,PA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 281 TIME - 1400 N8787D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WILMINGTON,DE NIAGARA FALLS,NY LOCK HAVEN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- SWERVED TO RT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED,WENT INTO CREEK OFF RWY,PILOT SAID LEFT BRAKE WEAK ON PREV LNDGS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8787D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Keystone Park
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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.