# Accident 19810803047149A: Spartn 7W, Phillipsburg, KS, August 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1981, 11:20 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, KS
- Airport: Phillipsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 99.3175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILLIPSBURG MUNI (PHG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-99.3175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17658, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17658) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spartan 7W (registry code 8430302, https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-7w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARTN 7W
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 417 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT SWERVE ON LANDING. USED TOO MUCH BRAKE. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 MKC81DCQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ47), Aug 3, 1981: Spartan 7W (N17658), Phillipsburg, KS, substantial damage

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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