Piper PA-18 N9149D
14 June 1973 · Black Forest, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1973 at about 10:50 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9149D, operated by Waveflights, In, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Black Forest, Colorado, 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 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Black Forest, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Black Forest Port
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N9149D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Waveflights, In
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local Area
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1534
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
GLIDER PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT.IMPROPER OPN OF FLT CTLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Talchultna R, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Santee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Hawkins Glcr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Storm Lake, Iowa, United States | State of Iowa | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |