Piper PA-18-150 N6798A
5 November 1992 · Uvalde, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 November 1992 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6798A, operated by B&T Cattle Co., was involved in an accident near Uvalde, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Uvalde, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.2095, -99.7804
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6798A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- B&T Cattle Co.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93FA032
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED BY PILOT IN COMMAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CATTLE MISSED BY MEN ON HORSEBACK WOULD BE SPOTTED BY THE PILOT FROM THE AIRPLANE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WOULD 'DIVE' THE AIRPLANE TOWARD THE CATTLE AND THEN 'PULLUP.' THE WITNESSES REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE 'DIVE', THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO THE GROUND AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1992 | Piper PA-18 | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | Deacon, Nelson H. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Michael L. King | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Kastner, Kenneth D. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-18 | Ft Walton Beach, Florida, United States | Boomer Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Soccastee, South Carolina, United States | Sky Signs, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1992 | Piper PA-18-150 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Banner Advertising | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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