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Piper PA-18 N5976Z

3 July 1969 · Lagrange, Kentucky, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 3 July 1969 at about 12:35 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5976Z, operated by Louisville Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lagrange, Kentucky, 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 12:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Lagrange, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N5976Z
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Louisville Fly
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Power and Pipeline Patrol
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2225

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

STALLED DURING STEEP R BANK AT LOW ALT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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