# Accident 19820817038779A: Piper PA18150, Watertown, SD, August 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1982, 18:05 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.9103° N, 97.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9103&lon=-97.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N154T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 240 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817038779A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A HIGH SPEED STALL IN A STEEP TURN AT 50 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED. HIGH HUMIDITY.

## 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 DEN82FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTK06), Aug 17, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N154T), Watertown, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N154T (1)

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

- [Accident 20210513008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210513008889A), May 13, 2021: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (N154T), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was well rested, they had spent the night at Mud Strip. That morning they walked the strip twice checking on the condition of the runway. The runway was…

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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