- Date
- October 31, 1970
- Place
- Lower Lake, CA · LOWER LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5580VPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159004
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4061 70/10/31 LOWER LAKE,CALIF PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1115 N5580V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARCE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVIS AFB,CALIF LOWER LAKE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5580V
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pearce Field
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