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FTW84LA010

1983-10-08 · WICHITA FALLS, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport F14

Current FAA registration · N338T

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Year of manufacture
1953 · 30 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19550924
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3B530

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING WITH A QUARTERING LEFT HEAD WIND, THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT HOLD & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A GROUND LOOP; HOWEVER, THE ACFT WENT IN A WET, PLOWED FIELD & NOSED OVER. REPORTEDLY, THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW84LA010.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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