- Date
- July 15, 1973
- Place
- Metolius, OR · METOLIUS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1758PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730715020079A
- Case key
- 189626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1918 73/7/15 METOLIUS,OREG PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 563 TIME - 1100 N1758P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METOLIUS,OREG UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- AFT TKOF ACFT STARTED TO CLIMB AT 45DEG ANGLE.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1758P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
N1758PRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2019 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1758P · 1
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