Piper PA-18-150 N82622
17 March 1982 · Near Sterling C, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 March 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N82622, operated by Foster Ranches, was involved in an accident near Near Sterling C, Texas, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Sterling C, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 31.8305, -100.9798
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N82622
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Foster Ranches
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Foster Ranch → Foster Ranch
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQG16
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
THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED HIS RANCH STRIP REPORTEDLY TO CHECK ON CATTLE. THE PLANE CRASHED ON ROLLING TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT BANK ATTITUDE AND BURNED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT MOVED AFTER IMPACT. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE TWISTED AND BENT. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND CONCERNING THE AIRCRAFT'S STRUCTURE, CONTROLS, OR POWER PLANT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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