Piper PA-18A N474GF
6 January 1968 · Douglas, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 January 1968 at about 11:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N474GF, operated by Wyo.fish and G, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Douglas, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Douglas, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N474GF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wyo.fish and G
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACFT HIT SNOWDRIFT, SWERVED, STRUCK RNWY LT. PLT FAILED TO CHECK SNOW DEPTH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Los Gatos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | ROY King | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Olton, Texas, United States | Delbert LEE HO | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Sandersville, Georgia, United States | Winton H.barro | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Watonga, Oklahoma, United States | Marlow Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |