ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368620
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| Date: | Friday 9 June 1989 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Jack Baggett |
| Registration: | N3937Z |
| MSN: | 18-7783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1808 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KMAF) |
| Ozona, TX (KOZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADVANCING POWER FOR TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE & WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE PLT SAID THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT SIDEWAYS, THEN IT NOSED INTO THE GROUND & FLIPPED OVER. THE WIND WAS RPRTD TO BE FROM 120 DEG AT 22 GUSTING 28 KTS.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE HIGH, GUSTY, CROSSWIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1982 | N3937Z | W.b. Hicks | 0 | Gage, OK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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