UNK64X2992

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18A · La Verne, CA · July 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1964
Place
La Verne, CA · LA VERNE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7097DPiper PA18A
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182784

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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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3-2180  64/7/23    LA VERNE CALIF      PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N7097D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7097D
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brackett

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.