# NTSB FTW73FRD09: Piper PA-18, N1860P, Bayou Chene, LA, October 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1972
- Place: Bayou Chene, LA · BAYOU CHENE, LA
- Location: 30.1410° N, 91.5371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayou Chene, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1410&lon=-91.5371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2716  72/10/15   BAYOU CHENE,LA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N1860P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTWEGO,LA                 BAYOU CHENE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPTD.STEP TAXI FRM LDG,UN NEGOTIATE TURN IN BAYOU,TKOF ATMTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1860P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1860P-1973-12-05), registration cancelled 1973-12-05, S/N 18-4127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (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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