Piper PA-18-150 N6083A
20 July 1984 · Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1984 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6083A, operated by Hunt Oil Co, was involved in an accident near Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.1494, -108.8693
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6083A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hunt Oil Co
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cody → Hoodoo Ranch Ar
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA228
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT REPORTED FLT WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WITH FOG PATCHES IN THE AREA. CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE EXISTED. CALCULATED TEMP AT FLIGHT ALTITUDE OF 9000 FT MSL: 62 DEGS. PLT'S ESTIMATE OF TEMP: 50 DEGS. CLOSEST REPORTED DEW PT: 57 DEGS. CALCULATED DENSITY ALT: 11000 FT. ACFT CERTIFIED SERVICE CEILING: 18500 FT. CARB HEAT NOT REPORTED IN USE. PLT CITED CARB ICE AS THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 9 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Big Susitna Rvr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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