# NTSB FTW76AF014: Piper PA-18, N115T, Stuttgart, AR, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3179  75/8/23  NR.STUTTGART,AR       PIPER PA-18         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 338
        TIME - 1545                    N115T               PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         STUTTGART,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           CHECK PILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: END PLATES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- CK PLT CO LVL 15%.OTR PLT HAD 20% WITH BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 59MG%.RECOVERY DATE 8/24/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N115T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115T-1975-12-05), registration cancelled 1975-12-05, S/N 18-2229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750823034439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823034439A), Aug 23, 1975: Piper PA18105SPEC, Stuttgart, AR, Destroyed. Ck plt co lvl 15 .otr plt had 20 with blood alcohol lvl 59MG .recovery date 8/24/75.

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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