Piper PA-18 N7072D
26 April 1981 · Spicewood, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1981 at about 19:10 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7072D, operated by Beverly Howard, was involved in an accident during in flight near Spicewood, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spicewood, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Windermere
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7072D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Beverly Howard
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0586
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
DUG IN WINGTIP DURING STEEP LOW ALT TURN.
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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| 15 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Alabaster, Alabama, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | ACE Aviation S | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Palermo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |