Piper PA-18 N999E
26 December 1969 · Mariposa, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1969 at about 19:31 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N999E, operated by Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Mariposa, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mariposa, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N999E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Nev → Bakersfield, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4558
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
NR 1 CONROD BOLT FAILED, CAUSED CASE TO BREAK.OLDBOLTS USED DURING OVH.MFR RECOMMENDED NEW BOLTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | Nixes Flying S | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Cutler, California, United States | Vandenberg AFB | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Crary, North Dakota, United States | Edward Herda | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |