Piper PA-18 N4896A
31 August 1970 · Girard, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1970 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4896A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Girard, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Girard, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4896A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3594
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
LOST RPM FLEW UNDER PWR LINES, HIT FENCE. ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States | LVM Towing Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Chandler Broth | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Cocodrie, Louisiana, United States | Marshland Flig | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Poplar, Montana, United States | Burns Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Noonan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |