# Accident 19790420008719A: Piper PA18A135, Casper, WY, April 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8081C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,731 total, 458 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008719A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED. PILOT WAS OPERATING AIRPLANE AT A UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN79DTC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC11), Apr 20, 1979: Piper PA-18A (N8081C), Casper, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8081C (2)

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

- [Accident 19830330010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330010149A), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA18A135 (N8081C), Clam Gulch, AK, Substantial damage. During maneuvering to land, aircraft stalled and crashed on final approach for landing.
- [Accident 19760701020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701020579A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA18A135 (N8081C), Copper Center, AK, Substantial damage. Hit sign post.

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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