Piper PA-18A N1956A
30 December 1980 · Lake Wales, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1980 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1956A was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Wales, Florida, 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Wales, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1956A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lake Wales, Fl → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3680
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
GLIDER-TOW-ONLY CERTIFICATE.FLT NOT AUTHORIZED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Togiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Beluga, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Desert Oil and | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-18A | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |