Piper PA-18 N8973D
9 March 1977 · Uvalde, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 March 1977 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N8973D was involved in an accident during in flight near Uvalde, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Uvalde, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N8973D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Uvalde, Tx → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0386
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ACFT EQUIPD WITH HI-LIFT WINGTIPS.HERDING GOATS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Mission Ridge, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Manhatton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Spring Grove, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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