SEA70F0140

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Princeton, OR · October 20, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1969
Place
Princeton, OR · PRINCETON, OR
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4372ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160446

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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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3-3562  69/10/20   PRINCETON,OREG      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 980
        TIME - 0930                    N4372Z              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4372Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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