- Date
- July 4, 1985, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tucumcari, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1754APiper PA-18A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704031729A
- Case key
- 16771
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Analysis
On July 4, 1985, at 1400 MDT, a Piper PA-18, N1754A, registered to ted w. stallings, departed the designated taxiway and collided with a culvert at Tucumcari municipal airport, Tucumcari, new Mexico. The aircraft was being taxied for thepurpose of a local pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at that time, and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated pilot and his passenger were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1754A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1319
- Airframe hours
- 2,759
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ted W. Stallings
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 7, 1984 · 110 hours before
- Airport
- TCC · Tucumcari
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 9,850 total · 870 in this make and model · 9,600 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TCC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1754A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.