- Date
- March 18, 1974
- Place
- Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2518APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740318004509A
- Case key
- 186672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0317 74/3/18 NR.ELY,NEV PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 6500 TIME - 0800 N2518A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKO,NEV ELY,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 33 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- SKI STRUCK ROCK. COULDNT TURN AROUND,HAD TO LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2518A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2518A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA16CA204Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain and incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC90LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe pilot's inadequate removal of snow and ice prior to takeoff.