# NTSB IAD73DKM28: Piper PA-18, N252T, Burnsville, NC, January 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1973
- Place: Burnsville, NC · BURNSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9163° N, 82.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9163&lon=-82.2978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0403   73/1/1    BURNSVILLE,NC       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 335
        TIME - 1200                    N252T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CREEK,NC.            BURNSVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNIMPROVED ROAD,WHEEL STRUCK DITCH,ACFT NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N252T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252T), registered now, S/N 18-2366, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730101004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730101004699A), Jan 1, 1973: Piper PA18, Burnsville, NC, Substantial damage. Plt attempted landing on unimproved road,wheel struck ditch,acft nosed ovr.

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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