Piper PA-18A N9911D
30 July 1972 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1972 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N9911D, operated by Butler Soaring, was involved in an accident during in flight near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butler Farm
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N9911D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Butler Soaring
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1088
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ENG LOST PWR, PLT RELEASED GLIDER.OVERSHOT CHOSENFLD.R TANK EMPTY, L TANK FULL.PLT DIDNT CHNG TANKS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Cordele, Georgia, United States | Ronald G.smith | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Skwenta, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Robertsdale, Alabama, United States | Bonners Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Buckland, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Arctc Villge, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |