- Date
- April 24, 1965
- Place
- Dell, MT · DELL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9457DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0325 65/4/24 DELL MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N9457D PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 31, 1515 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIGGS AIRSTRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- MUFFLER FAILURE OBSTRUCTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW.BACKPRESSURE CAUSED POWER FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9457D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Briggs Airstrip
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