Piper PA-18 N2115A
12 January 1991 · Ashland, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 1991 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2115A, operated by Edward L. Base, was involved in an accident near Ashland, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ashland, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0400, -96.3696
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2115A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edward L. Base
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Millard → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW PASS AND OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES SAID THAT THEY OBSERVED TWO AIRCRAFT FLYING ABOUT 3 FEET OVER THE FROZEN, SNOW COVERED RIVER. ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIMMED THE SNOW COVERED SURFACE WITH ITS MAIN GEAR, THEN NOSED OVER. THE ACFT LEFT TRACKS IN THE SNOW, ABOUT 360 FEET PRIOR TO THE NOSE OVER. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FUEL SHORTAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Christopher Carroll | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-18-125 | Ekalaka, Montana, United States | Erlend D. Laird | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | David L. Grinde | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | George G. Urbach | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-18-150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Lawrence J. Klebenow | Fatal | 2 |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1991 | Aeronca 7EC | O'neill, Nebraska, United States | Roger A. Ralston | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1991 | Cessna 172N | Western, Nebraska, United States | Dalen R. Kniep | Fatal | 1 |
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| 20 Jun 1991 | Grumman G-164-A | Edgar, Nebraska, United States | James W. Wehrman | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Cessna T188C | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Muckel's | No injuries | - |
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