# NTSB FTW73AF073: Piper PA-18, N9786D, Quemado, TX, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Quemado, TX · QUEMADO, TX
- Location: 28.9471° N, 100.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quemado, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9471&lon=-100.6237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1093  73/6/13  NR.QUEMADO,TEX        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 270
        TIME - 0611                    N9786D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRACKETVILLE,TEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BELIEVED COYOTE HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9786D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9786D-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 18-6850 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730613014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613014459A), Jun 13, 1973: Piper PA18S125, Quemado, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Believed coyote hunting.

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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