# Accident 19960908026349A: Piper PA18, Palestine, TX, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996
- Place: Palestine, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 31.7545° N, 95.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palestine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-95.6470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7467D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7467D-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A PASTURE.

## 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 FTW96LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA379), Sep 8, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N7467D), Palestine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

## Other reports on N7467D (1)

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

- [Accident 19850923046999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923046999A), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA18 (N7467D), Deming, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit on too rapid throttle advance, rich mixture, high density altitude. Veered off runway side, hit a tree.

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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