# Accident 19741129039859A: Piper PA18, Gadsden, AL, November 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6715C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715C-1981-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 30 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129039859A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA75DKJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ34), Nov 29, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N6715C), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6715C (1)

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

- [Accident 19810215004939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215004939A), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA18 (N6715C), Alabater, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing. Gear collapsed and damaged wing.

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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