Piper PA-18A N9907D
23 September 1973 · Mojave, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1973 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N9907D, operated by Holiday Haven, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mojave, California, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mojave, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mojave-Kern
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N9907D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Holiday Haven
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Tehachapi, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2576
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
ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WIND COND ON TKOF.GLIDER IN TOW.
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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| 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 | - |