# Accident 19730501013999A: Piper PA18A150, Ridgeley, WV, May 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Ridgeley, WV
- Airport: Cumberland Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.6413° N, 78.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeley, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6413&lon=-78.7729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9292D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9292D-1982-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DIG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501013999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R WING TIP HIT THE GND,R TIRE AND TAILWHEEL FLAT.LONGERON NEAR TAIL BENT.OTR ACFT FLOWN TRI-GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD73DIG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIG26), May 1, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N9292D), Ridgeley, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9292D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810710046339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710046339A), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA18A150 (N9292D), Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Climbout slow on banner pickup. Unable to release. Rope caught on tail wheel. Aircraft stalled.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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