# Incident 19780219007659I: Piper PA18, Pilger, NE, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Pilger, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0075° N, 97.0549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilger, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0075&lon=-97.0549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8780D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8780D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007659I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO ICE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N8780D (1)

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

- [Incident 20071207829209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071207829209I), Dec 7, 2007: Piper PA18 (N8780D), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was taxiing and was about to enter closed taxiway. Controller told the pilot to "stop"! Pilot applied too much brake and aircraft went onto nose.

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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