# Accident 19750407008729A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Douglas, WY, April 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Airport: Hell-N-Back Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7153K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7153K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,478 total, 282 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407008729A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD ICED OVER.PLT ATTMPTD LDG WITH HEAD OUT WINDOW.

## 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 DEN75DTC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC18), Apr 7, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N7153K), Douglas, WY, 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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