# NTSB FTW67D0583: Piper PA-18, N7998W, Tulia, TX, April 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1967
- Place: Tulia, TX · TULIA, TX
- Location: 34.5379° N, 101.7744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5379&lon=-101.7744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0583
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0583

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1284  67/4/23    TULIA,TEX           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 195
        TIME - 2030                    N7998W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- ALL TAXIWAY LIGHTS MISSING.LOCAL PLT MISSED TAXIWAY.DID NOT USE CAUTION,STRUCK CONCRETE BOX NR RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7998W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7998W-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 28-2058, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tulia

## Other investigations on N7998W (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 FTW98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA138), Feb 27, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N7998W), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight after noting the low fuel quantity indication, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of…

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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