- Date
- January 31, 1964
- Place
- Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8293CPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0386 64/1/31 LEWISTON ID PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1300 N8293C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 54, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 25 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- RUDDER CABLE ATTACHMENT FITTING LUG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8293C
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N8293C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC82DA023Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNear Gulkana, AKThe pilot stated that he arrived at crosswinds lake, made a low pass and attempted to contact the wheels on the snow to determine if a landing was possible. The wheels broke through the crust on the snow and the aircraft flipped over.NTSB FTW76DRG22Accident · No injuriesClosedNew Braunfels, TX