# Incident 19781102023529I: Piper PA18, Elgin, NE, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elgin, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9831° N, 98.0828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9831&lon=-98.0828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9396D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9396D) (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 PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 350 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/19781102023529I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DUE TO LOSS OF LEFT BRAKE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT, RESTRICTING TRAVEL.

## Other reports on N9396D (4)

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

- [Accident 19980804019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804019499A), Aug 4, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N9396D), Rosemount, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19) History of flight: on August 4, 1998, at 1925 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N9396D, was destroyed when it impacted the ground about 1/3 mile…
- [Incident 19950618026949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618026949I), Jun 18, 1995: Piper PA23250 (N9396D), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Struck a deer on landing. Dented wing.
- [Incident 19820819047759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820819047759I), Aug 19, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N9396D), Bassett, NE, Minor damage. Landed on a road to check crops. Wing hit bush taxiing for takeoff. Veered into a ditch.
- [Accident 19770425009779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770425009779A), Apr 25, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N9396D), Bassett, NE, 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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