# NTSB IAD75FIG07: Piper PA-18, N10468, Emmitsburg, MD, October 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1974
- Place: Emmitsburg, MD · EMMITSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.7052° N, 77.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emmitsburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7052&lon=-77.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FIG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3244  74/10/23   EMMITSBURG,MD       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 200
        TIME - 0949                    N10468              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EMMITSBURG,MD               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- BECAME ILL IN FLT.HAD VIRUS SVRL DAYS BFR ACDNT.PLT UN RECALL EVENTS OF ACDNT AFTR CROSSING ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10468](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10468-2002-10-28), registration cancelled 2002-10-28, S/N 18-937, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19741023035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741023035399A), Oct 23, 1974: Piper PA18125, Emmitsburg, MD, Substantial damage. Became ill in flt. Had virus svrl days bfr acdnt. Plt un recall events of acdnt aftr crossing road.

## Other investigations on N10468 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO84FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO84FA003), Aug 8, 1984: Piper L-21-A (N10468), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DIA69D0163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0163), Mar 23, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N10468), Edgewood, MD, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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