# NTSB FTW74DPG43: Piper PA-18, N13895, Wilmot, AR, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Wilmot, AR · WILMOT, AR
- Location: 33.0567° N, 91.5830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmot, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0567&lon=-91.5830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0245   74/2/9    WILMOT,ARK          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N13895              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMOT,ARK                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SKIDDED OFF FROST COVERED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13895](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13895), registered now, S/N 18-7409054, built 1974 (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: Johnson

## 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 19740209002659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209002659A), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA18150, Wilmot, AR, Substantial damage. Skidded off frost covered rwy.

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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