- Date
- December 12, 1976
- Place
- Malta, MT · MALTA, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3087ZPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761212036439A
- Case key
- 201361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3612 76/12/12 NR.MALTA,MT PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1290 TIME - 1300 N3087Z PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLASGOW,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PRACTICING.FIRST FLT AFTER SKI-EQUIPPED.STALLED IN TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3087Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.