SEA68D0063

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Burley, ID · July 25, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1967
Place
Burley, ID · BURLEY, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N73890Piper PA-18
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115354

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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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3-3233  67/7/25    BURLEY,ID           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 300
        TIME - 0730                    N73890              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF ATTEMPTED FROM ROAD. RT CROSS WIND 90 DEGREES 7 KNOTS GUSTING TO 12 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N73890
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage