- Date
- August 13, 1974
- Place
- Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9914DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740813030169A
- Case key
- 134349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2563 74/8/13 NR.MERIDIAN,CALIF PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 860 TIME - 1600 N9914D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BIEBER,CALIF SAN JOSE,CALIF YUBA CITY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BUZZED BROTHERS HOME. HIT TREE 50 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9914D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9914DRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Piper PA-18AAirframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.