# NTSB OAK66D0139: Piper PA-18, N6978B, Eagleville, CA, October 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1965
- Place: Eagleville, CA · EAGLEVILLE, CA
- Location: 41.3190° N, 120.1146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagleville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3190&lon=-120.1146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6978B), registered now, S/N 18-5100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6978B (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC03LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA117), Sep 17, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N6978B), Ninilchick, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB ANC87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA109), Jul 26, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N6978B), Levelock, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0062), Feb 7, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N6978B), Empire, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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