- Date
- May 3, 1977
- Place
- Chester, MT · CHESTER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4614YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770503010059A
- Case key
- 158209
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1132 77/5/3 NR.CHESTER,MT PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N4614Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 26, 703 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 440 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRACTICE SWATH TO CALIBRATE SPRAY EQUIP.SETTLED DRG PULLUP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4614Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.