# NTSB FTW67D0662: Piper PA-18, N8182D, Pocahontas, AR, May 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1967
- Place: Pocahontas, AR · POCAHONTAS, AR
- Location: 36.2634° N, 90.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocahontas, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2634&lon=-90.9712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0662
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0662

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1683  67/5/25    POCAHONTAS,ARK      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 652
        TIME - 1715                    N8182D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POCAHONTAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8182D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8182D-1970-04-27), registration cancelled 1970-04-27, S/N 18-6117, built 1958 (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: Pocahontas

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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