Piper PA-18 N1797A
29 March 1966 · El Obeid Sudan, Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1966 at about 09:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1797A, operated by U.s.dept.agric, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Obeid Sudan, Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Obeid Sudan, Africa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1797A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- U.s.dept.agric
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1966 | Hughes 300 | Cairo U.a.r, Africa | Pan American U | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1966 | Cessna 185A | Benghazi Libya, Africa | I.a.d.c.o. | No injuries | - |
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