Piper PA-18 N6715C
15 February 1981 · Alabaster, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1981 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6715C, operated by Civil Air Patr, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alabaster, Alabama, United States. 2 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alabaster, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N6715C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Civil Air Patr
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Gadsden, al → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0262
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
BOUNCED LDG, GUST TURNED ACFT, DMG ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN.GUST TO 10KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Glasgow, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 23 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Palermo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Lee Vining, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Dallas, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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