# NTSB FTW75FQG25: Piper PA-18, N4319Z, San Angelo, TX, October 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3206  74/10/16   SAN ANGELO,TEX      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N4319Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      44, 4941 TOTAL HOURS, 29
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANGELO,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4319Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4319Z), registered now, S/N 18-8632, built 1967 (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 O-360-C4P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (registry code 42289, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mathis Field

## 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 19741016035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016035329A), Oct 16, 1974: Piper PA18150, San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4319Z (4)

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.

- [NTSB ANC04FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA056), May 22, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N4319Z), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the final approach to land for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the ensuing emergency descent, which resulted in an…
- [NTSB ANC98LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA044), May 5, 1998: Piper PA-18-160 (N4319Z), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight. A factor was the inadvertent activation of the parking brake.
- [NTSB ANC96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA073), May 17, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N4319Z), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane, and the entanglement of the left main landing gear brake and…
- [NTSB ANC91FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA067), Jun 8, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N4319Z), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES.

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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