Aviation accident FTW03LA126

Name: aviation accident: Piper PA-18 near Moran (2003-04-07)
Start: 2003-04-07
Location: Moran, TX, USA

NONE · Piper PA-18 · 2003-04-07 · Moran, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number: FTW03LA126
Event ID: 20030410X00471
Type: Accident
Date: 2003-04-07
Location: Moran, TX, USA
Coordinates: 32.507499, -99.207778

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-18
Registration: N18141
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Landing short of the runway due to the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in the airplane impacting a tree. A contributing factor was the short runway.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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