# NTSB FTW68F0557: Piper PA-18, N7264D, Lubbock, TX, April 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1968
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0557
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0557

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1045  68/4/21    LUBBOCK,TEX         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N7264D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 668 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            145 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS AT LOW ALT DURING GLIDING SPIRAL MANEUVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7264D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7264D-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N 18-5672 (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

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