# NTSB IAD78FLT03: Piper PA-18, N3486Z, Tigrett, TN, March 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1978
- Place: Tigrett, TN · TIGRETT, TN
- Location: 35.9515° N, 89.2401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tigrett, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-89.2401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0445  78/3/22    TIGRETT,TN          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3486Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINLEY,TN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT INTENDED FLD,TURNED TO AVOID HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3486Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3486Z-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N 18-7321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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 19780322005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322005189A), Mar 22, 1978: Piper PA18150, Tigrett, TN, Destroyed. Overshot intended fld,turned to avoid house.

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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