# Accident 19750113000209A: Piper PA18135, Castroville, TX, January 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1975
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 29.3424° N, 98.8512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASTROVILLE MUNI (CVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3424&lon=-98.8512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2585A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2585A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750113000209A

## Narrative

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

90 GAL WATER ABD. GUSTING TO 10K. VA AG STUDENT.

## 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 FTW75DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG50), Jan 13, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N2585A), Castroville, TX, 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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