UNK65X0766

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Cochise, AZ · November 20, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1964
Place
Cochise, AZ · COCHISE, AZ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1758PPiper PA18
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181122

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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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3-3588  64/11/20   COCHISE ARIZ        PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1000
        TIME - 0930                    N1758P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH YUCCA PLANT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1758P
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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