Piper PA-18 N3581Z
9 August 1969 · Columbia, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1969 at about 08:55 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3581Z, operated by Baker Aeronaut, was involved in an accident during in flight near Columbia, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kings
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3581Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Baker Aeronaut
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3466
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
DROPPED PICK UP HOOK, TURNED DWNWIND.ACFT OBSVD IN L TURN, BANK ANGLE INCREASED, ACFT DSCNDD NOSE DWN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Cutler, California, United States | Vandenberg AFB | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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