Piper PA-18 N8787D
5 October 1976 · Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1976 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N8787D, operated by AAC Fly Club, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Keystone Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N8787D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- AAC Fly Club
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wilmington, de → Niagara Falls, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4086
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
SWERVED TO RT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, WENT INTO CREEK OFF RWY, PILOT SAID LEFT BRAKE WEAK ON PREV LNDGS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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