Piper PA-18A N7860D
3 January 1978 · Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1978 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N7860D was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talarik Creek, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N7860D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Nondalton, Ak → Big River, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0153
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
WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Eureka Lodge, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Ashland, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Vick, Louisiana, United States | Dale Gritman | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Lonoke, Arkansas, United States | J D Schafer | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |