UNK64X1345

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Blalock, OR · April 17, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1964
Place
Blalock, OR · BLALOCK, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1278APiper PA18
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184305

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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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3-0953  64/4/17    BLALOCK OREG        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N1278A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1278A
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.