# NTSB FTW76DQG76: Piper PA-18, N7683D, Idalou, TX, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Idalou, TX · IDALOU, TX
- Location: 33.6624° N, 101.6837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idalou, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6624&lon=-101.6837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1212   76/6/6    IDALOU,TX           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 242
        TIME - 1345                    N7683D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IDALOU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IDALOU,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LND ON FARM ROAD. SWERVED TO AVOID STANDPIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7683D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7683D), registered now, S/N 18-5905, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: Idalou

## 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 19760606013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606013249A), Jun 6, 1976: Piper PA18A150, Idalou, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd on farm road. Swerved to avoid standpipe.

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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