# NTSB FTW66F0579: Piper PA-18, N8176D, Oak Grove, LA, March 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1966
- Place: Oak Grove, LA · OAK GROVE, LA
- Location: 32.8624° N, 91.3912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8624&lon=-91.3912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0579
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0579

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0525  66/3/19    OAK GROVE LA        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N8176D              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8176D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176D), registered now, S/N 18-6104, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8176D (2)

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 MKC73FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FTK11), Jan 11, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N8176D), Mclaughlin, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DDQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ02), Jan 15, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N8176D), Mobridge, SD, substantial damage

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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