ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381212
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Date: | Saturday 6 August 1983 |
Time: | 11:16 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Dale Little & Norman Stewart |
Registration: | N7699Y |
MSN: | 18-8313 |
Total airframe hrs: | 981 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Flagstaff, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Flagstaff, AZ (KFLG) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A PLEASURE FLT, WHEN HE WAS FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN NORTH OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ, HE REALIZED A NEED FOR MORE ALTITUDE. HE TURNED TOWARD A DOWNHILL DIRECTION, BUT THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE TREE TOPS WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED & CLEARANCE. LATER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS MISSING, A SEARCH WAS BEGUN. THE SERIOUSLY INJURED PLT & ACFT WERE FOUND THE NEXT MORNING. THE PLT HAD SCRATCHED PERSONAL NOTES TO HIS FAMILY WHICH INCLUDED A MESSAGE THAT READ 'LOW PLUS SLOW, STALLED & SPIN.' THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS APRX 9000 FT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LA376 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA376
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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