Piper PA-18 N1449A
22 April 1973 · Buffalo, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 1973 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1449A, operated by Long Brothers, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Buffalo, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1449A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Long Brothers
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0860
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RAN INTO ROUGH GRND, BECAME AIRBORNE.ACFT HIT SNOW BANK. SURVEYING LIVESTOCK AFTER BLIZZARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Talchultna R, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Santee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Hawkins Glcr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States | State of Iowa | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| 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 | - |