# NTSB OAK77DVG05: Piper PA-18, N9659P, Etna, CA, October 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1976
- Place: Etna, CA · ETNA, CA
- Location: 41.4582° N, 122.8958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Etna, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4582&lon=-122.8958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9659P-2013-04-24), registration cancelled 2013-04-24, S/N 18-7509003, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761020037539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761020037539A), Oct 20, 1976: Piper PA18150, Etna, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently closed rear throttle with elbow during go-around.

## Other investigations on N9659P (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA036), Dec 25, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N9659P), Imlay, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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