# NTSB DEN74DTC38: Piper PA-18, N7190D, Laramie, WY, June 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1974
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTC38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1608  74/6/13  NR.LARAMIE,WYO        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N7190D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   AGE 26, 3490 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LARAMIE,WYO                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PREDATOR CONTROL.DMGD RIGHT WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7190D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7190D), registered now, S/N 18-5657, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740613017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613017009A), Jun 13, 1974: Piper PA18150, Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. Predator control. Dmgd right wing.

## Other investigations on N7190D (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 ANC13CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA104), Sep 19, 2013: Piper PA 18-150 (N7190D), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and judgment that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to snow-covered terrain, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and collision with terrain.

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.

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