- Date
- June 6, 1985, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brentwood, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6995BPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850606066719A
- Case key
- 40171
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Minimum descent altitude - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
On the student plts seventh attempted landing, directional control was lost and a groundloop occurred. The student plt had less than two hours of total pilot in command time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6995B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185123
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerry Graham
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 24, 1984
- Departed
- 012 · Antioch, CA
- Destination
- NONE · Brentwood, CA
- Airport
- Discovery Bay, runway 18, 3,000 × ft, gravel
N6995BRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.