# NTSB MIA75DKJ34: Piper PA-18, N6715C, Gadsden, AL, November 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3842  74/11/29   GADSDEN,ALA         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 533
        TIME - 1330                    N6715C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GADSDEN,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
        REMARKS- TAIL WHL SPRING ATTACH FITTINGS REPLACED WITH OPEN-ENDED S-HOOKS.PLT RPTD SPRING CAME OFF IN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6715C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6715C-1981-09-02), registration cancelled 1981-09-02, S/N 18-561 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gadsden

## 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 19741129039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129039859A), Nov 29, 1974: Piper PA18, Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Tail whl spring attach fittings replaced with open-ended s-hooks. Plt rptd spring came off in flt.

## Other investigations on N6715C (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 ATL81DKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ11), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N6715C), Alabaster, AL, 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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