Piper PA-18-150 N7615Z
3 May 1982 · Marfa, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7615Z, operated by Danny Nunn, was involved in an accident near Marfa, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marfa, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Escondido Ranch
- Coordinates
- 30.3104, -104.0207
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N7615Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Danny Nunn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marfa → Alpine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FOR A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO OVERPOWER THE STUDENT ON THE RUDDER PEDALS BUT NOT THE AFT STICK PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY IN A THREE-POINT ATTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE INSTRUCTOR'S DIRECTION TO LOWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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