# NTSB FTW66F0043: Piper PA-18, N1941A, Pine Bluff, AR, May 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1965
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR · PINE BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.2284° N, 92.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2284&lon=-92.0032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307  65/5/21    PINE BLUFF ARK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 200
        TIME - 1800                    N1941A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYHAND-DEAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1941A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1941A-1974-06-27), registration cancelled 1974-06-27, S/N 18-1775, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Myhand-Deam

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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