# NTSB FTW73AF013: Piper PA-28, N8018N, Comstock, TX, October 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1972
- Place: Comstock, TX · COMSTOCK, TX
- Location: 29.6844° N, 101.1734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comstock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6844&lon=-101.1734&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3490  72/10/15   COMSTOCK,TEX        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N8018N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             PRESIDIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DESCND BLO CANYON WALLS,HIT WIRES ABOUT 260 FT ABOVE RIVER. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8018N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8018N-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-25261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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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