# NTSB FTW67D0012: Piper PA-18, N4372A, Honey Grove, TX, June 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1966
- Place: Honey Grove, TX · HONEY GROVE, TX
- Location: 33.5881° N, 95.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honey Grove, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5881&lon=-95.9086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1350   66/6/6    HONEY GROVE TEX     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 218
        TIME - 1900                    N4372A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPERLY EXECUTED TAKEOFF.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE OFF TOWARD WIRES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4372A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4372A), registered now, S/N 18-4774, built 1956 (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)
- 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 N4372A (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 ANC96TA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96TA148), Sep 8, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N4372A), Elmendorf, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from improper positioning of the fuel tank selector; inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI); and the flight crew's improper…

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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