Piper PA-18 N4126Z
18 March 1970 · Lakeland, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 March 1970 at about 09:16 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4126Z, operated by State of Flori, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lakeland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4126Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- State of Flori
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Orlando, Fla → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1052
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
NAVY A7 L WG SEPARATED TAIL OF PIPER.A7 LND OK. MISC-RATE OF CLOSURE PREVENTED SUCCESSFUL EVASION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States | LVM Towing Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Chandler Broth | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Cocodrie, Louisiana, United States | Marshland Flig | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Poplar, Montana, United States | Burns Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Noonan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 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 |