# Accident 19741125038749A: Piper PA18, Imperial, CA, November 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1974
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4711A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4711A-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,623 total, 200 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741125038749A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX75DUM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM11), Nov 25, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4711A (3)

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

- [Accident 19810531053609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531053609A), May 31, 1981: Piper PA18 (N4711A), Holtville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into power-lines. Crashed and burned.
- [Incident 19801211090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211090169I), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA18 (N4711A), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Airplane hand propped. It got away and struck parked aircraft N47023.
- [Accident 19750517011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517011739A), May 17, 1975: Piper PA18 (N4711A), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage

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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