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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · North Platte, NE · June 6, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1964
Place
North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9061DPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183290

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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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3-1577   64/6/6    NORTH PLATTE NEBR   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1040                    N9061D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  23, 635 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9061D
Reported as
Piper PA-18
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.