# NTSB FTW68D0296: Piper PA-18, N4088Z, Fabens, TX, October 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1967
- Place: Fabens, TX · FABENS, TX
- Location: 31.5175° N, 106.1351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fabens, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5175&lon=-106.1351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0794  67/10/16   FABENS,TEX          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 5076
        TIME - 1110                    N4088Z              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 3961 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LOOKING AT MAP WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4088Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088Z-1970-10-06), registration cancelled 1970-10-06, S/N 18-8103, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4088Z (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 FTW66D0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0035), May 4, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N4088Z), Sierra Blanca, TX, 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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