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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Hobart, IN · June 20, 1982

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Date
June 20, 1982 · 10:50 local
Place
Hobart, IN
Airport
Hobart
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N897SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA220
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,565 total450 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days
N897SPRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Piper PA-18S/N 54-2355 · Built 1954Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming O-360-C4PReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit during steep climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING STEEP CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI82DA220Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHobart, INDuring takeoff, the engine lost power at an altitude of about 150 to 200 ft AGL. Subsequently, during a forced landing, the aircraft flew through a row of trees when the pilot tried to reach an open area that turned out to be a grave yard. The pilot believed…Jun 20, 1982 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N897SP · 3

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

Accident 20080606838659AUnauth Low Level Opns · Quinhagak, AK(-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of smoke, the trooper, proceeded to investigate an airplane crashed and burning on the beach (tidal…Jun 6, 2008 · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20050814021249IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Clark Fork, MT(-23) Pilot states he lost power while flying at approximately 500 feet over the Clark Fork south of frenchtown, Montana. The pilot then set up for an approach to a gravel bar and touched down just short rocking up onto the nose damaging the propeller, cowl…Aug 14, 2005 · Minor damageAccident 19990606021589ALevel Off Touchdown · Glenwood Spring, COOn June 6, 1999, at 1617 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N897SP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and commercial certificated pilot…Jun 6, 1999 · Substantial damage