# NTSB OAK76DVG60: Piper PA-18A, N6881B, Red Bluff, CA, March 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1976
- Place: Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0586  76/3/24    RED BLUFF,CA        PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7829
        TIME - 1325                    N6881B              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 4386 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BLUFF,CA                SACRAMENTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 30000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           15                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM TAXIWAY DUE WINDS GUSTING TO 40K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6881B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bidwell Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760324006569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760324006569A), Mar 24, 1976: Piper PA18A150, Red Bluff, CA, Substantial damage. Tkof frm taxiway due winds gusting to 40K.

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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