# Accident 19820422013769A: Piper PA18180, Sauage, MT, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sauage, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5005° N, 104.4696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5005&lon=-104.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55WP-1988-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,556 total, 261 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422013769A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON ROAD. PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS ATTEMPTING LANDING.

## 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 DEN82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA065), Apr 22, 1982: Piper PA-18-180 (N55WP), Savage, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55WP (1)

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

- [Accident 19880118000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000599A), Jan 18, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N55WP), Barnardsville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plane broke up in flight. Was seen to pitch up vertical. Pilot report trim problem but none verified post accident.

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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