# Accident 19820721030879A: Piper PA18150, Gage, OK, July 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gage, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3181° N, 99.7576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gage, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3181&lon=-99.7576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3937Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3937Z) (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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION. PILOT BLAMED DOWNDRAFT DROPPED HIS AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIRES.

## 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 FTW82FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPJ16), Jul 21, 1982: Piper 18 (N3937Z), Gage, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3937Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19890609015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890609015859A), Jun 9, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N3937Z), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control and overturned attempting to takeoff in severe gusty surface wind.

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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