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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hope, Alaska, United States | Ward Hulbert | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Clear, Alaska, United States | Wallace W. Rochester | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Gerald L. Sibley | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-18-135 | Richland, Washington, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
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