Piper PA-22 N6018D
4 March 1973 · Gaffney, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1973 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N6018D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaffney, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cherokee
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N6018D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0721
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
TKOF L TANK LOST PWR SWITCHED TO R TANK ENG DID NOT RESTART.ABT 1/2GAL FUEL DRAINED FROM L TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 14 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Vinita, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Florence, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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