Piper PA-18 N3792Z
16 March 1968 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 March 1968 at about 10:40 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3792Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3792Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1055
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 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
BOTH PLTS FAILED TO SEE EACH OTHER.N232T WHITE, BLENDED WITH SNOW COVERED BACKGROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Cimarron, New Mexico, United States | N.mex-State FO | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Chattanooga, Oklahoma, United States | Red LEG Flying | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Tehachapi, California, United States | TOM English | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | J and M Flyers | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |