- Date
- February 1, 1965
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6790BPiper PA18A
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0163 65/2/1 NR.COALINGA CALIF PIPER PA18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1280 TIME - 1345 N6790B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ROCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6790B
- Reported as
- Piper PA18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage