Piper PA-18 N7873D
16 October 1982 · Oceanside, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1982 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7873D, operated by Bennie J. Allen, was involved in an accident near Oceanside, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oceanside, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oceanside Municipal (OCN)
- Coordinates
- 33.2003, -117.3504
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7873D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bennie J. Allen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oceanside → Oceanside
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA013
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO FROM A WHEEL LANDING THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND A CHAIN FENCE, FINALLY NOSING OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT USE ENOUGH RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE ROLL. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, N5515B, A CESSNA 152, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 7 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Colusa, California, United States | Lonnie Roger Osberg | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Chas. C. Offre | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |