# NTSB MIA73DKG04: Piper PA-18, N234T, Adairsville, GA, July 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1972
- Place: Adairsville, GA · ADAIRSVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.3714° N, 84.9216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adairsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3714&lon=-84.9216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4005   72/7/2    ADAIRSVILLE,GA      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 591
        TIME - 1745                    N234T               PX-  0  0  0  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADVISORY  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOM B DAVIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,GA                 ADAIRSVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DUE TO A LOCAL TSTM,PLT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LDG IN A PASTURE-ROLLING WITH TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234T), registered now, S/N 18-2348, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (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: Tom B Davis Field

## Other investigations on N234T (2)

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 ANC14CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA029), May 26, 2014: Piper PA 18-105 Special (N234T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing roll on a rough, grass airstrip in gusting wind.
- [NTSB ANC76FAG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAG51), Oct 12, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N234T), Anchorage, 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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