Piper PA-18A N8188D
17 August 1973 · Grantham, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1973 at about 12:45 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N8188D, operated by Skyways Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grantham, North Carolina, 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grantham, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N8188D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skyways Aviati
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Mt Olive, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3259
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
STRUCK POWER LINE STRETCHED ACROSS THE CENTER OFTHE FIELD PARALLEL TO SWATH RUN.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 27 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Ganado, Texas, United States | Whites Flying | 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 | - |