Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18 N4339Z

7 May 1982 · North Loup, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 May 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4339Z, operated by Michael S. FOX, was involved in an accident near North Loup, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
North Loup, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Fox
Coordinates
41.4893, -98.7700
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N4339Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael S. FOX
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
North Loup → North Loup
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA072

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BROKE GROUND ABOUT 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON THE LOAD BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT DURING TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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