- Date
- September 26, 1982, 21:20 local (Sep 27, 1982, 04:20 UTC)
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N1851APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926051209A
- Case key
- 70152
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Inadequate transition/upgrade trainingCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Student pilot with no night flying experience flew into wires at night on a personal flight with a passenger. VFR conditions existed and no flight plan was filed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1851A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1680
- Airframe hours
- 6,307
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Singleton Spray Service
- Registered owner
- Singleton Spray Service
- Departed
- Casa Grande, AZ
- Destination
- Casa Grande, AZ
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.