# Accident 19750503010559A: Piper PA18S125, Cassa, WY, May 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Cassa, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.4161° N, 104.9500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassa, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4161&lon=-104.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2873P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,020 total, 800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503010559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUSTING TO 20K. PWR LINES TO WEST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN75DTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC21), May 3, 1975: Piper PA-18 (N2873P), Cassa, WY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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