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Piper PA-18 N1851A

27 September 1982 · Casa Grande, Arizona, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 September 1982 at about 04:20 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1851A, operated by Singleton Spray Service, was involved in an accident near Casa Grande, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N1851A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Singleton Spray Service
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Casa Grande → Casa Grande
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX82DA359

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 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

STUDENT PILOT WITH NO NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE FLEW INTO WIRES AT NIGHT ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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