Piper PA-18 N3939Z
23 October 1996 · Alliance, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1996 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3939Z was involved in an accident near Alliance, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alliance, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alliance Municipal (AIA)
- Coordinates
- 42.1010, -102.8709
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3939Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the instructor-pilot's inadequate supervision by not taking timely action after the student started losing directional control. A factor was the loss of directional control by the student pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The instructor-pilot reported that the airspeed was a 'little fast' during the landing transition. At touchdown the airplane started veering right. Then the student overcorrected and the aircraft veered off the runway to the left. The instructor-pilot reported that he came on the controls; the airplane entered a ground loop and the left wing impacted the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | Paul G. Isaak | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1996 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1996 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Wellfleet, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-38 | Fairbury, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1996 | Connell KITFOX | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1996 | Callair B1A | Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1996 | Cessna 172 | David City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |