# NTSB FTW77FPA29: Piper PA-18, N83582, Honey Grove, TX, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Honey Grove, TX · HONEY GROVE, TX
- Location: 33.5881° N, 95.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honey Grove, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5881&lon=-95.9086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2749  77/9/11    HONEY GROVE,TX      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 125
        TIME - 1500                    N83582              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILCOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEMINOLE,TX                 HONEY GROVE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED FLD ADJ TO SOD STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83582](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83582), registered now, S/N 18-7709092 (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: Wilcox

## Other investigations on N83582 (2)

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 ANC03CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA080), Jul 17, 2003: Piper PA-18 (N83582), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC91LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA057), May 9, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N83582), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES PERTAINING TO CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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