Piper PA-18A N3696A
12 August 1975 · Kinston, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1975 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N3696A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kinston, 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kinston, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stallings Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N3696A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3526
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
NEITHER SPECIAL CLOTHING, GLOVES, GOGGLES NOR CRASH HELMET USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | AG Air, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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