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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Cynthiana, KY · August 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Cynthiana, KY · CYNTHIANA, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N248TPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182355

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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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3-2389   64/8/8    CYNTHIANA KY        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 144
        TIME - 1505                    N248T               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CYNTHIANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N248T
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cynthiana

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