# NTSB FTW72DPJ06: Piper PA-18, N6482D, Fort Sill, OK, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Fort Sill, OK · FORT SILL, OK
- Location: 34.6814° N, 98.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Sill, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6814&lon=-98.5193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2925  71/7/31    FORT SILL,OKLA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1225                    N6482D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENRY POST AIRFLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT SILL,OKLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- OVERCORRECTED,GND LOOPED.L WING TIP DMGD.3HRS IN TAIL-WHEEL ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6482D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6482D), registered now, S/N 18-903, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Henry Post Airfld

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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