- Date
- February 18, 1968
- Place
- Eureka, MT · EUREKA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8051CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111535
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2538 68/2/18 NR.EUREKA,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N8051C PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING AGE 28, 792 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 258 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP,LOW TURN. COYOTE HUNTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8051C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage