Piper PA-18 N5973D
15 April 1978 · Yacloskey, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1978 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5973D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Yacloskey, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yacloskey, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5973D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ocean Springs, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0588
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
PLT ATTEMPTING TO UNTANGLE NET FROM STICK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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