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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Uvalde, TX · March 9, 1977

Date
March 9, 1977
Place
Uvalde, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8973D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW77FA040
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,073 total6 in this make and model177 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft equipd with hi-lift wingtips. Herding goats.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT EQUIPD WITH HI-LIFT WINGTIPS.HERDING GOATS.

NTSB investigation

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