# Incident 19800823077339I: Piper PA18150, Oshkosh, WI, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 18:04 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9029Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9029Y) (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: 26,056 total, 740 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/19800823077339I

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN HIS WIG AND HAT BLEW INTO THE PILOTS EYES DURING AIRSHOW ACT.

## Other reports on N9029Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20151103020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151103020079A), Nov 3, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N9029Y), Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. PIC operated the aircraft from the front seat and had a passenger in the back seat. Flight was about 1 hour and 20 minutes and departed with full fuel to do…

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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