- Date
- February 4, 1964
- Place
- Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3952ZPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185649
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0220 64/2/4 COLUMBUS NEBR PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 208 TIME - 1500 N3952Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3952Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3952ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3952Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC97LA100Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain. Factors were exceeding the airplane's maximum allowable gross weight, and downdrafts and turbulence associated with wind flowing across a mountain ridge.NTSB ANC85LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOhio Creek, AKThe pilot reported that during the landing roll, the right main landing gear wheel adaptor broke. The failure caused the pilot to lose directional control and the airplane subsequently overturned. Examination of the wheel adaptor disclosed evidence of…NTSB ANC75DAG79Accident · No injuriesClosedCantwell, AKNTSB SEA67D0144Accident · No injuriesClosedDillon, MT