- Date
- October 30, 1965
- Place
- Eagleville, CA · EAGLEVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6978BPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174554
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3259 65/10/30 EAGLEVILLE CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N6978B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6978B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6978BRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N6978B · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC03LA117Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNinilchick, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with terrain during an approach to landing on a ridgeline. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, and an…NTSB ANC87LA109Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLevelock, AKAs the pilot of the Piper PA-18 airplane was completing his landing roll at the unattended airport, three children, riding an all terrain vehicle (atv), pulled onto the runway and were struck by the right side of the acft. The pilot attempted to avoid the…NTSB LAX66A0062Accident · 1 fatalClosedEmpire, NV