UNK64X3374

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Nabesna, AK · August 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1964
Place
Nabesna, AK · NABESNA, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1589PPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182441

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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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3-2466  64/8/14    NABESNA ALAS        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N1589P              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   AGE 36, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N1589P
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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