- Date
- September 16, 1966
- Place
- Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3952ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3881 66/9/16 DILLON MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 59, 400 TIME - 1515 N3952Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- BATTERY DEAD.PILOT PROPPED ENGINE.AIRCRAFT STRUCK GAS PUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3952Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillon
N3952ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3952Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC97LA100Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain. Factors were exceeding the airplane's maximum allowable gross weight, and downdrafts and turbulence associated with wind flowing across a mountain ridge.NTSB ANC85LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOhio Creek, AKThe pilot reported that during the landing roll, the right main landing gear wheel adaptor broke. The failure caused the pilot to lose directional control and the airplane subsequently overturned. Examination of the wheel adaptor disclosed evidence of…NTSB ANC75DAG79Accident · No injuriesClosedCantwell, AKNTSB UNK64X0456Accident · No injuriesClosedColumbus, NE