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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Moses Lake, WA · February 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1967
Place
Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2495PPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118917

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0447   67/2/7    MOSES LAKE,WASH     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 700
        TIME - 1630                    N2495P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON UNUSED ROAD COVERED WITH DEEP GRAVEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2495P
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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