Piper PA-18A N8070D
15 November 1965 · Fontana Villge Nc, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 1965 at about 16:35 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N8070D was involved in an accident during in flight near Fontana Villge Nc, North Carolina, 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fontana Villge Nc, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N8070D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3129
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
FRONT MAIN CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL FAILED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Copeland Id, Idaho, United States | Coombs | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Lewistown Mont, Montana, United States | Montark Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Sutherland Nebr, Nebraska, United States | Clinch FLG SER | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Douglas Mich, Michigan, United States | Mueller | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Fairmont Minn, Minnesota, United States | Fairmont Fly S | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-18A | Minden Nev, Nevada, United States | AG Avtn Acadmy | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |