Piper PA-18-135 accident near Steubenville, OH
On July 11, 2006, a Piper PA-18-135 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Steubenville, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 11, 2006
- Place
- Steubenville, OH
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.381°N, 80.653°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060717X00951
Official records · CHI06LA187
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 2006, about 1125 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-135, N9841Q, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted wires and the ground near Steubenville, Ohio. The 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane departed from the Metcalf Field Airport, Toledo, Ohio, about 0930 and was en route to the Allegheny County Airport, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying at a low altitude along the roadway and then striking the power lines. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate that was issued on December 2, 2004. The pilot certificate listed ratings for airplane multiengine land, airplane single engine land, and instrument airplane. The pilot's most recent first class airman medical certificate was dated July 25, 2005, and listed the limitation that the pilot wear corrective lenses. A review of the pilot's flight records indicates that he had accumulated a total of 660.9 hours of total flight experience including 27.1 hours in multiengine airplanes, 633.8 hours in single engine airplanes, 101.6 hours in tail-wheel airplanes, and 72.1 hours in PA-18 airplanes. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was a two-seat, single engine Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub, serial number 18-3519. The airplane was a high wing monoplane with a steel tube fuselage structure and fabric covering for the wings, fuselage and tail surfaces. This particular airplane had been modified by the s
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the unmarked power line which resulted in the subsequent impact with the roadway. Factors were the unmarked power line, and the low altitude at which the flight was conducted.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
