# Accident 19800410008739A: Piper PA18A, Sylvester, GA, April 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9063D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9063D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,667 total, 173 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800410008739A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWIND. DRIFTED INTO TREES ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY. EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 MIA80DKG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKG23), Apr 10, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N9063D), Sylvester, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9063D (1)

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

- [Incident 20141128023269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141128023269I), Nov 28, 2014: Piper PA-18A 150 (N9063D), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. The 8020-9 stated ?after landing rwy 03L aircraft veered off the runway hitting a rut ending up nose down.? N9063D is a 1958 Piper PA-18 150 owned by epps air…

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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