Piper PA-18A N6970D
18 February 1976 · Summerdale, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1976 at about 13:48 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N6970D, operated by McCords Aerial, was involved in an accident during in flight near Summerdale, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerdale, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N6970D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- McCords Aerial
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Harrisburg, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0122
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
ACFT COLLIDED WITH RADIO TRANSMISSION TOWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Lagrange, North Carolina, United States | Craft Spraying | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Belvidere, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Helena, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Malta, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Red Bluff, California, United States | Union Flights | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-18A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Aerial Sign Co | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |