# Accident 19770709017979A: Piper PA18150, Pearblossom, CA, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: Pearblossom, CA
- Airport: Crystalaire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 34.5064° N, 117.9098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearblossom, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5064&lon=-117.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9266P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9266P-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 94 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709017979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX77DUQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ38), Jul 9, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N9266P), Pearblossom, CA, 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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