# NTSB FTW81FRG51: Piper PA-18, N9775P, Johnson City, TX, July 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1981
- Place: Johnson City, TX · JOHNSON CITY, TX
- Location: 30.2721° N, 98.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2721&lon=-98.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546   81/7/4  NR.JOHNSON CITY,TX    PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40,
        TIME - 1700                    N9775P              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  143 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRAM RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JOHNSON CITY,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 3500FT.WND GSTG 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9775P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9775P-2015-03-24), registration cancelled 2015-03-24, S/N 18-7609028, built 1976 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Byram Ranch

## 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 19810704041329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704041329A), Jul 4, 1981: Piper PA18150, Johnson City, TX, Destroyed. Stalled in low, slow, pass over a prospective pasture landing area. Flaps were full down, carb heat on.

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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