- Date
- August 4, 1970
- Place
- Lavina, MT · LAVINA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5480HPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3067 70/8/4 LAVINA,MONT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 20 TOTAL TIME - 0700 N5480H PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAVINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAVINA,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- APRX 1500FT RANCH STRIP.PLT TURNED ACFT TO AVOID HILL S OF STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5480H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lavina
N5480HRegistered now · Piper PA-18 105Airframe modelPiper PA-18 105Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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