Piper PA-18 N2979Z
25 January 1968 · Brookneal, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 January 1968 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2979Z was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Brookneal, Virginia, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookneal, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Guthrie
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2979Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0103
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
RIGHT WING COATED WITH SNOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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