# Accident 19791201033369A: Piper PA18135, Colusa, CA, December 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2663A-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 412 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201033369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW INSPECTING FENCES. HIT A POWER LINE.

## 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 LAX80DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG08), Dec 1, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2663A (2)

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

- [Accident 20050619010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619010909A), Jun 19, 2005: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Pine Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N2663A, a PA-18-135, departed gillespie field (see) on 6/19/05 with one individual on board. Approximately 2 miles west of Pine Valley, California, the…
- [Accident 19820607020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607020849A), Jun 7, 1982: Piper PA18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing on narrow Private runway.

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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