19810127002089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Cascade, MT · January 27, 1981

Date: January 27, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place: Cascade, MT
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3981Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN81DTI03
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,630 total1,350 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N3981ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7924 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wheel caught in snow-drift on edge of runway. Ground-looped into snow-bank.

As the FAA filed it

WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW-DRIFT ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. GROUND-LOOPED INTO SNOW-BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN81DTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedCascade, MTJan 27, 1981 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3981Z · 2

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

Accident 19980815020949ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Conway, SCAcft was involved in a banner towing operation and while attempting to pick up the banner, acft stalled and crashed at a private airport. (.4) he pilot was attempting a banner tow pick up when the left wing collapsed. Examination of the left wing forward and…Aug 15, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19890912056709IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Conway, SCRope that holds banner to aircraft wrapped around tailwheel on rollout. Banner broke loose. Aircraft flipped over.Sep 12, 1989 · Minor damage