Piper PA-18 N5428H
30 May 1978 · Greenfield, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 1978 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5428H, operated by Watonga Aerial, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greenfield, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenfield, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5428H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Watonga Aerial
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0743
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
MADE TIGHT 270 AT LOW ALT AFTR TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Yacloskey, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jan 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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