- Date
- January 17, 1965
- Place
- Del Rio, TX · DEL RIO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3996ZPiper PA18
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0071 65/1/17 DEL RIO TEX PIPER PA18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4000 TIME - 1245 N3996Z PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 3600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3996Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3996ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3996Z · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05CA050Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFalse Pass, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a collision with the ground and subsequent nose over. Factors contributing to the accident were a downdraft, and the pilot's inadequate…NTSB ANC93LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrudhoe Bay, AKFluid fuel contamination as a result of the pilot-in-commands improper preflight planning/preparation.NTSB FTW71FRA24Accident · No injuriesClosedConroe, TX