# NTSB LAX83LA013: Piper PA-18, N7873D, Oceanside, CA, October 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1982, 07:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Coordinates: 33.200305, -117.350425 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2003&lon=-117.3504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72077/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA013

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO FROM A WHEEL LANDING THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND A CHAIN FENCE, FINALLY NOSING OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE DID NOT USE ENOUGH RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE ROLL. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, N5515B, A CESSNA 152, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7873D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7873D-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 18-6028, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-6028
- Airframe hours: 2246
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bennie J. Allen
- Registered owner: Bennie J. Allen
- Departed: OCN, OCEANSIDE, CA
- Destination: OCN, OCEANSIDE, CA
- Airport: OCN, Oceanside Municipal, runway 24, 3,100 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 785 total, 6 in this make and model, 714 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 154 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## Other investigations on N7873D (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC73DAG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG65), Nov 25, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N7873D), Glenallen, AK, substantial damage

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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