# Incident 19790727021709I: Piper PA18150, Hardin, WY, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4043E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4043E) (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 PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 23 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/19790727021709I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER STRIKING GOPHER HOLE IN HAY FIELD.

## Other reports on N4043E (1)

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

- [Accident 19860526019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526019539A), May 26, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4043E), Decker, WY, Destroyed. Attempted go around after downwind landing, unable to climb, struck fence and horse trailer.

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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