Piper PA-18A N2981Z
9 August 1969 · Hayes, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1969 at about 07:20 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N2981Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Hayes, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hayes, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N2981Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Primeaux Strip → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2404
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
WATER IN SPRAY TANK.WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT DESCEND, WINGS LVL TO IMPACT. FABRIC TESTED BLO MINIMA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Johns, North Carolina, United States | Craft Spraying | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Dimmitt, Texas, United States | Hereford Aero | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Towner, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Weston, Idaho, United States | DON H.novas | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Geneva, New York, United States | Ag-Air Leasing | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-18A | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | Farmers Aerial | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |