# NTSB IAD77DA022: Piper PA-18, N128T, Louisville, KY, February 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0157  77/2/13  NR.LOUISVILLE,KY      PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 494
        TIME - 1415                    N128T               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IN           LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED. ACFT OBSERVED FLYING INTO WIRES 100FT ABOVE OHIO RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N128T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128T-1977-04-18), registration cancelled 1977-04-18, S/N 18-2242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18 105](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (registry code 7101809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770213003089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213003089A), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA18105, Louisville, KY, Destroyed. Damage & injury index presumed. Acft observed flying into wires 100FT above Ohio river.

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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