Plane Crash List

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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