# NTSB IAD74FLJ01: Piper PA-18A, N7475D, Fayetteville, NC, July 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1973
- Place: Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1627   73/7/3    FAYETTEVILLE,NC     PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2000
        TIME - 1750                    N7475D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYS CREEK,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLT TOWARD TREE LINE A LITTLE DEEP PULL UP MORE STEEPLY.UN CK DSCNT IN TURN,SPRAYING WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7475D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7475D-1974-09-20), registration cancelled 1974-09-20, S/N 18-5810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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 19730703018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730703018869A), Jul 3, 1973: Piper PA18A150, Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. Flt toward tree line a little deep pull up more steeply. Un ck dscnt in turn,spraying water.

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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