# NTSB Accident CEN18TA330
> **Piper J3C** · 2018-08-13 · Friendswood, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18TA330
- **Event ID:** 20180814X45147
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-13
- **Location:** Friendswood, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.504722, -95.175277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** J3C
- **Registration:** N42218
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to conduct a flight in an airplane that had a tailwheel with degraded locking pins, which allowed the tailwheel to unlock and swivel out of alignment and precluded the pilot from regaining directional control on the ground during a crosswind landing.

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