# Accident 19820607020849A: Piper PA18, Colusa, CA, June 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1982, 14:45 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2710° N, 122.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2710&lon=-122.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2663A-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,683 total, 175 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607020849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ON NARROW PRIVATE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX82DA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA211), Jun 7, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2663A (2)

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

- [Accident 20050619010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619010909A), Jun 19, 2005: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Pine Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N2663A, a PA-18-135, departed gillespie field (see) on 6/19/05 with one individual on board. Approximately 2 miles west of Pine Valley, California, the…
- [Accident 19791201033369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201033369A), Dec 1, 1979: Piper PA18135 (N2663A), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low inspecting fences. Hit a power line.

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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