# Accident 19810901054659A: Piper PA18, Lee Vining, CA, September 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9564° N, 119.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee Vining, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9564&lon=-119.1223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333CP) (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 PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 39 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901054659A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER GOT SICK AND PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON LAKE SHORE. WHEELS ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN. PLANE FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 LAX81DXQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ34), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N333CP), Lee Vining, CA, 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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