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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18S125 · Plainview, TX · July 20, 1973

Date
July 20, 1973
Place
Plainview, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7478D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FQG01
Reported as
Piper PA18S125
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total6,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt atmptd to fly over fence and under low hanging wires.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ATMPTD TO FLY OVER FENCE AND UNDER LOW HANGING WIRES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.