# Incident 19791017051199I: Piper PA18150, Buffalo, WY, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2156A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2156A) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 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/19791017051199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N2156A (1)

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

- [Accident 19771003031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771003031959A), Oct 3, 1977: Piper PA18A135 (N2156A), Newell, SD, Substantial damage. 25-30GAL water had accumulated in bottom of underground fuel storage tank.

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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