# NTSB DIA68A0002: Piper PA-18, N110R, Accoville, WV, July 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1967
- Place: Accoville, WV · ACCOVILLE, WV
- Location: 37.7656° N, 81.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Accoville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7656&lon=-81.8230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0551  67/7/24    ACCOVILLE,W VA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 13000
        TIME - 1415                    N110R               PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNDER CONTRACT TO W.VA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE. FOREST SURVEY FLT.ACFT STRUCK TREE 60FT ABV ITS BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110R-1970-09-01), registration cancelled 1970-09-01, S/N 18-5201 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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