Piper PA-18A N2260A
21 December 1977 · Sterling City, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1977 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N2260A was involved in an accident during in flight near Sterling City, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sterling City, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N2260A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3872
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
SHEEP ROUND UP-LOOSE TOOLS JAMMED CONTROL COLUMN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Battle Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Gilkey River, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Byers, Colorado, United States | V W Piland | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-18A | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | Action Aerial | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |