# NTSB FTW73FPJ07: Piper PA-18, N3823Z, Fredrick, OK, January 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1973
- Place: Fredrick, OK · FREDRICK, OK
- Location: 34.3500° N, 98.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3500&lon=-98.9880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0065  73/1/24    FREDRICK,OKLA       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 221
        TIME - 0900                    N3823Z              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDRICK MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDRICK,OKLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLES REVERSED DURING MAINTENANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3823Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823Z), registered now, S/N 18-7563, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fredrick Mun

## 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 19730124001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730124001849A), Jan 24, 1973: Piper PA18150, Fredrick, OK, Substantial damage. Elevator control cables reversed during maintenance.

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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