Piper PA-18A N2887Z
13 May 1975 · New Braunfels, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1975 at about 10:45 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N2887Z, operated by Clifton Bowren, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Braunfels, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Braunfels
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N2887Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clifton Bowren
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0984
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
INADVERTENTLY REDUCED PWR WHEN SHUTTING OFF SPRAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | AG Air, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Muleshoe, Texas, United States | Morgan Locker | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Hood, California, United States | Neuhart, TE | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Tulelake, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Hazen, Arkansas, United States | Norris Sprayin | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-18A | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |