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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Gillette, WY · February 21, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 21, 1964
Place
Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7595PPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124005

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0102  64/2/21  NR. GILLETTE WY       PIPER PA18          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N7595P              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 42, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- WILDLIFE SPOTTING FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7595P
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.