- Date
- May 11, 1971
- Place
- Plush, OR · PLUSH, OR
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4739APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1558 71/5/11 PLUSH,OREG PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N4739A PX- 0 1 0 OTHER AGE 48, 2251 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1164 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLUSH,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- HERDING WILD HORSES.STALLED DRG LOW ALT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4739A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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