Piper PA-18 N4365Z
5 October 1968 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 October 1968 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4365Z, operated by Hudgin Air SER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4365Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hudgin Air SER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3416
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
RECOVERY DATE-10/8/68. POWER LINE PATROL.RESIDENTS REPTD TURBULENCE IN AREA OF ACCIDENT ON 10/5/68
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Cimarron, New Mexico, United States | N.mex-State FO | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Chattanooga, Oklahoma, United States | Red LEG Flying | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Tehachapi, California, United States | TOM English | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | J and M Flyers | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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