# NTSB FTW66F0117: Piper PA-18A, N7798B, Woodsboro, TX, June 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1965
- Place: Woodsboro, TX · WOODSBORO, TX
- Location: 28.2378° N, 97.3254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2378&lon=-97.3254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1643  65/6/28    WOODSBORO TEX       PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N7798B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7798B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798B), registered now, S/N 18-445, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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

## Other investigations on N7798B (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 FTW69A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0012), Aug 24, 1968: Piper PA-18A (N7798B), Sinton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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