# Incident 19810712056529I: Piper PA18A, Devils Lake, ND, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1166° N, 98.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEVILS LAKE RGNL (DVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1166&lon=-98.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3944Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3944Z) (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 PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712056529I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO PARKING AREA GEAR DROPPED IN HOLE. UNABLE TO PULL OUT WITH ENGINE POWER. DAMAGED PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N3944Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830402016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402016069A), Apr 2, 1983: Piper PA18150 (N3944Z), Powers Lake, ND, Substantial damage. A wing struck a steel post while landing on a road near pilots girl friends house. Aircraft flipped over in a ditch

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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