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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Sturtevant, WI · May 29, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1964
Place
Sturtevant, WI · STURTEVANT, WI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7077DPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183761

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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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3-1465  64/5/29    STURTEVANT WISC     PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N7077D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 44, 1741 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVANIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
          PILOT-FAILED TO RELEASE BANNER

Aircraft

Registration
N7077D
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sylvania

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.

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