# NTSB FTW75DRJ12: Piper PA-18, N8999, Hawkins, TX, August 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1974
- Place: Hawkins, TX · HAWKINS, TX
- Location: 32.5914° N, 95.2033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkins, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5914&lon=-95.2033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2643  74/8/28    HAWKINS,TEX         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 7372
        TIME - 1515                    N8999               PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 6200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,ARK               LANCASTER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OBS PWR LINES,DIDNT SEE TREE. DMGD GR ON IMPACT,COLLAPSED DRG LDG IN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8999 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740828029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740828029629A), Aug 28, 1974: Piper PA18150, Hawkins, TX, Substantial damage. OBS pwr lines,didnt see tree. Dmgd gr on impact,collapsed drg ldg in fld.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.