# Accident 19810515026239A: Piper PA18150, Billings, MT, May 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1981, 05:10 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7474L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7474L) (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: 5,550 total, 602 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026239A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRPLANE TRYING TO AVOID A SIGN ON TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. STRUCK A FENCE BORDERING ROAD.

## 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 DEN81FTA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA07), May 15, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N7474L), Billings, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7474L (1)

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

- [Accident 20070715013389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070715013389A), Jul 15, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N7474L), Ontario, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the wind was 5 kt off the noses so he and his passenger decided to land on runway 32. Upon landing the aircraft bounced, the pilot…

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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