# NTSB NYC72DKM06: Piper PA-18, N7091B, East Bend, NC, September 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1971
- Place: East Bend, NC · EAST BEND, NC
- Location: 36.2175° N, 80.5089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Bend, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2175&lon=-80.5089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DKM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3768  71/9/24    EAST BEND,NC        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 495
        TIME - 1830                    N7091B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRAWBERRY HILL,NC          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES ACROSS RIVER.UN MAINTAIN CTL,CRASH LNDD IN TREES ABT 1/4MI FRM WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7091B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091B-1972-02-01), registration cancelled 1972-02-01, S/N 18-5174 (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: 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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