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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Pearblossom, CA · July 9, 1977

Date
July 9, 1977
Place
Pearblossom, CA
Airport
Crystalaire
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9266P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77DUQ38
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
584 total94 in this make and model267 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dust devil flipped PA-18 over as acft was taxying to glider tow line.

As the FAA filed it

DUST DEVIL FLIPPED PA-18 OVER AS ACFT WAS TAXYING TO GLIDER TOW LINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.