- Date
- October 2, 1966
- Place
- Homedale, ID · HOMEDALE, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22961Piper J4
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3929 66/10/2 NR.HOMEDALE ID PIPER J4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5700 TIME - 1555 N22961 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE AIRCRAFT AS GLIDER FOR RIDGE SOARING.CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22961
- Reported as
- Piper J4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilson Strip
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