Piper PA-18A N1874A
27 June 1973 · Ganado, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1874A, operated by Whites Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ganado, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ganado, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1874A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Whites Flying
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- La Ward, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1789
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WIRES CLUNG TO ACFT.LNDD IN FLD, HIT COW.FLEW 8HRS DAY BFR, UP MIDNITE WASHNG ACFT,6HRS DAY OF ACDNT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Welch, Oklahoma, United States | Cole Spraying | Fatal | 1 |
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| 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 | - |
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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 | - |