Piper PA-18A N1862A
17 June 1970 · Darlington, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1970 at about 11:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1862A, operated by Gedra Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Darlington, South Carolina, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darlington, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1862A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gedra Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2601
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
FORGOT ABT WIRES EXTENDING ACROSS CORNER OF FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Atmore, Alabama, United States | Chisenhall AGR | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Sinton, Texas, United States | Hunts Dusting | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Pt.alsworth, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Tynan, Texas, United States | William Hickma | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Monticello, Utah, United States | Endter G.w. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |