# Accident 19800330008389A: Piper PA18105, Possum Kingdom, TX, March 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Possum Kingdom, TX
- Airport: Sportsman World
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N338T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 3 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD24-131926) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330008389A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE ON LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 FTW80DPD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD24-131926), Mar 30, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N338T), Possum Kingdom, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N338T (1)

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

- [Accident 19831008053589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053589A), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA18S105SPEC (N338T), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off runway onto soft berm and ground looped.

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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