Piper PA-18A N1385C
18 March 1973 · Bosler, Wyoming, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1973 at about 13:50 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1385C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bosler, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bosler, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1385C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Laramie, Wyo → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0624
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
FLEW INTO SNOW SHWRS, HIT WIRES TRYING TO LND ON HIWAY. PLT WASNT WEA BRIEFED FOR RET FLT LEG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Welch, Oklahoma, United States | Cole Spraying | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Claremont, Illinois, United States | Ed-Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Grantham, North Carolina, United States | Skyways Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Plainview, Texas, United States | Hall Aerial SP | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Wrangell Mt.ai | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |