Piper PA-18-150 N7776D
24 August 1994 · Byromville, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 August 1994 at about 00:20 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7776D, operated by West, Cory A., was involved in an accident near Byromville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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 00:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Byromville, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2000, -83.9003
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N7776D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West, Cory A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL94FA162
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FLYING A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH HIS BROTHER. HIS BROTHER WAS NOT A PILOT, AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TWO HAD FLOWN TOGETHER. A RESIDENT WHO LIVED ADJACENT TO THE CRASH SITE SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND DID NOT RECALL ANYTHING UNUSUAL. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, SHE OBSERVED THE PILOT PRACTICING CROPDUSTING MANEUVERS. SHE HEARD A 'BOOM' THAT SHOOK HER HOME, BUT DID NOT SEE THE ACCIDENT, AND NO EYEWITNESSES WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY, IN A SMALL STAND OF TREES. LARGE, OPEN AREAS OF FARM LAND SURROUNDED THE CRASH SITE. THE DAMAGE TO THE WRECKAGE WAS INDICATIVE OF A STEEP, NOSE LOW IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Maynard, Roger L. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | 4W Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Hulbert, Ward A. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Culbertson, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-18-135 | Butte Des Mort, Wisconsin, United States | Pro-Aire Training | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 19 Mar 1994 | Boeing PT-17 | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Mar 1994 | Foote M1 MUSTANG | Marietta, Georgia, United States | Cash, Jimmy L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ellijay, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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