# NTSB FTW68D0527: Piper PA-18, N7580D, Bismarck, AR, April 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1968
- Place: Bismarck, AR · BISMARCK, AR
- Location: 34.3218° N, 93.1784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bismarck, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3218&lon=-93.1784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0527
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0527

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0867   68/4/5    BISMARCK,ARK        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1745                    N7580D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- SMALL TREE CAUGHT LEFT GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7580D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7580D-2015-05-04), registration cancelled 2015-05-04, S/N 18-5874, built 1957 (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 N7580D (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 MKC89FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA063), Feb 25, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N7580D), Jacksonville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: SEVERE CORROSION OF THE LEFT FORWARD WING LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS INADEQUACY OF THE APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN.

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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