# NTSB IAD73DKM42: Berg-Aero 19181A, N2418, Archdale, NC, May 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1973
- Place: Archdale, NC · ARCHDALE, NC
- Location: 35.9047° N, 79.9598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9047&lon=-79.9598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1279  73/5/22    ARCHDALE,NC         BERG-AERO 19181A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N2418               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 4064 TOTAL HOURS, 1
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDENHALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCHDALE,NC                 WARRENTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- NARROW RUNWAY BORDERED BY WHEAT CROPS.ACFT HIT WHEAT CAUSING L GND LOOP.R GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2418](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2418-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERG-AERO 19181A
- Registry model: [Berg-Aero 1918-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/berg-aero-1918-1a) (registry code 05611CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mendenhall

## 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 19730522012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522012319A), May 22, 1973: Amtrxp CUBETTEA*, Archdale, NC, Substantial damage. Narrow runway bordered by wheat crops. Acft hit wheat causing l gnd loop.r gr collapsed.

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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