# Accident 19771003031959A: Piper PA18A135, Newell, SD, October 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1977
- Place: Newell, SD
- Airport: Newell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.7175° N, 103.4183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newell, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7175&lon=-103.4183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2156A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2156A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,830 total, 800 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771003031959A

## Narrative

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

25-30GAL WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN BOTTOM OF UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANK.

## 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 MKC78FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK02), Oct 3, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N2156A), Newell, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2156A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791017051199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017051199I), Oct 17, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N2156A), Buffalo, WY, Minor damage. Pilot crashed during takeoff.

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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