Piper PA-18A N3787P
25 August 1968 · Los Gatos, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1968 at about 17:14 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N3787P was involved in an accident during in flight near Los Gatos, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Gatos, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N3787P
- 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
- 3-4539
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
LOW PASS SO PX COULD TAKE PICTURES.ABRUPT PULL-UP TO AVOID TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | ROY King | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | Wyo.fish and G | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Olton, Texas, United States | Delbert LEE HO | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Sandersville, Georgia, United States | Winton H.barro | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Watonga, Oklahoma, United States | Marlow Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |