# Accident 19801026058009A: Piper PA18150, Brainerd, MN, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3553° N, 94.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brainerd, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3553&lon=-94.1984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2466H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2466H) (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: 410 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026058009A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE, PULLED CABIN HEAT KNOB IN PLACE OF CARB HEAT.  NOSED OVER IN DITCH WHILE LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FER03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER03), Oct 26, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N2466H), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2466H (1)

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

- [Accident 20240915016579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240915016579A), Sep 15, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N2466H), Eagle River, AK, Substantial damage. Was practicing off field landings. After the low approach and visual inspection of the field 5 full stop landings with back taxis to the north end of the strip…

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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