# Accident 19790324005119A: Piper PA18, Spencer, IN, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Spencer, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2868° N, 86.7726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2868&lon=-86.7726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3VU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3VU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper L-21B (registry code 7101815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324005119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. HIT A SOFT SPOT AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI79DEX18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX18), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N3VU), Spencer, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3VU (1)

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

- [Accident 19990509004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509004909A), May 9, 1999: Piper L21B (N3VU), Vincennes, IN, Substantial damage. Acft lost control after landing, ran off the rwy, went into a wheat field, and came to rest inverted, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on may 9,…

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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