# Accident 19801005048809A: Piper PA18150, Hillsboro, OR, October 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1980, 10:10 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland-Hillsbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82481) (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: 102 total, 8 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005048809A

## Narrative

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

MADE BAD WHEEL LANDING BOUNCED, LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA81DYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM04), Oct 5, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N82481), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82481 (2)

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

- [Accident 20111022024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111022024819A), Oct 22, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N82481), Spencer Glacier, AK, Substantial damage. On 10/22/2011, the pilot and a passenger flew from birchwood airport (bcv) to an unimproved strip near Spencer Glacier, Alaska. He stated that he had landed on…
- [Incident 19790624016299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016299I), Jun 24, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N82481), Hillsboro, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot landed hard, lost directional control, then nosed up along side 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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