- Date
- December 13, 1964
- Place
- Carrington Isl., UT · CARRINGTON ISL., UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6977DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180676
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0894 64/12/13 CARRINGTON ISL.UT PIPER PA-18 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 275 TIME - 1630 N6977D PX- 0 0 0 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/13/64. REAR SEAT CONTROL NOT CONNECTED OCCUPANT OF FRONT SEAT NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6977D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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