# Accident 19770309006119A: Piper PA18A150, Uvalde, TX, March 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1977
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8973D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,073 total, 6 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770309006119A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EQUIPD WITH HI-LIFT WINGTIPS.HERDING GOATS.

## 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 FTW77FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA040), Mar 9, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N8973D), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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