- Date
- October 20, 1976
- Place
- Etna, CA · ETNA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9659PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761020037539A
- Case key
- 156362
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3499 76/10/20 ETNA,CA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 395 TIME - 1015 N9659P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,OR FORT JONES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT INADVERTENTLY CLOSED REAR THROTTLE WITH ELBOW DURING GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9659P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9659PRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2013 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9659P · 1
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