Piper PA-18A N4890A
12 October 1981 · Ft Pierce, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1981 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N4890A was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft Pierce, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Pierce, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N4890A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St Lucie, Fl → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3098
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
CRASHED WHILE OBSERVING DEER FROM LOW ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Canyon Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Sterling, North Dakota, United States | Erwin L Bailey | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Flying MacHine | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Burns, Oregon, United States | Carl J Davis | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |