# NTSB DEN75DTC18: Piper PA-18, N7153K, Douglas, WY, April 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Douglas, WY · DOUGLAS, WY
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0904   75/4/7  NR.DOUGLAS,WY         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1478
        TIME - 0830                    N7153K              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELL-N-BACK RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DOUGLAS,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      29
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD ICED OVER.PLT ATTMPTD LDG WITH HEAD OUT WINDOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7153K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7153K), registered now, S/N 18-372, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hell-N-Back Ranch

## 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 19750407008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407008729A), Apr 7, 1975: Piper PA18105SPEC, Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. Windshield iced over. Plt attmptd ldg with head out window.

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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