- Date
- June 21, 1970
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8678DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2683 70/6/21 ELKO,NEV PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1940 N8678D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKO,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- HAND-PROPPING,MAGS ON.HIT PIPER PA-23,N5484Y.PAXIN REAR SEAT SECURED ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8678D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elko Muni
N8678DRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2022 · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N8678D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKenai, AKEngine failure due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain.NTSB ANC85LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKAccording to the plt, he was making an approach over trees that were ten ft high. After passing the trees he 'chopped' the power & the acft landed hard. He noticed the fuselage was buckled just forward of the vertical fin when he exited the acft.