Piper PA-18A N7771D
13 April 1968 · Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 April 1968 at about 06:35 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N7771D, operated by ROY King, was involved in an accident during in flight near Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N7771D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY King
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Fish Spotting
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4803
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
R WG OF N7771D STRUCK R WG STRUTS AND LOWER FUSELAGE OF N9646S FROM BELOW AND BEHIND. ACFT SPUN IN
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 |
| 17 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-18A | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | Wyo.fish and G | 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 | - |