# Accident 19810127002089A: Piper PA18150, Cascade, MT, January 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cascade, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2704° N, 111.7051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cascade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2704&lon=-111.7051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3981Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3981Z) (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: 1,630 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810127002089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81DTI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI03), Jan 27, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N3981Z), Cascade, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3981Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19980815020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815020949A), Aug 15, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N3981Z), Conway, SC, Substantial damage. Acft 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…
- [Incident 19890912056709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890912056709I), Sep 12, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N3981Z), Conway, SC, Minor damage. Rope that holds banner to aircraft wrapped around tailwheel on rollout. Banner broke loose. Aircraft flipped over.

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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