# NTSB FTW70DPJ05: Piper PA-18, N8989D, Hardesty, OK, March 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1970
- Place: Hardesty, OK · HARDESTY, OK
- Location: 36.6148° N, 101.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardesty, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6148&lon=-101.1937&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 July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DPJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0373   70/3/1    HARDESTY,OKLA       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 293
        TIME - 0845                    N8989D              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRYTON,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.SPUN OUT OF STEEP TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8989D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989D-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N 18-6393 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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