# NTSB FTW67F0317: Piper PA-18, N4040Z, Mcallen, TX, November 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1966
- Place: Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0317

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3526  66/11/19 NR.MCALLEN TEX        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4291
        TIME - 1125                    N4040Z              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 4172 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTERNATIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR SHEARED BY CABLE STRIKE.FURTHER DAMAGE DURING BELLY LANDING ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4040Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040Z), registered now, S/N 18-8001, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Miller Internatio

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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