19820926051209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-125 · Casa Grande, AZ · September 26, 1982

Date: September 26, 1982 · 21:02 local
Place: Casa Grande, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1851A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82DA359
Reported as: Piper PA18125
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1851ARegistration cancelled Mar 8, 1991 · Piper PA-18-125S/N 181680 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-125

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What happened

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

Student pilot with a passenger struck wires on a night pleasure flight. No previous night experience.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WITH A PASSENGER STRUCK WIRES ON A NIGHT PLEASURE FLIGHT. NO PREVIOUS NIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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 LAX82DA359Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCasa Grande, AZStudent pilot with no night flying experience flew into wires at night on a personal flight with a passenger. VFR conditions existed and no flight plan was filed.Sep 27, 1982 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1851A · 2

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

Incident 19900428019269IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · El Monte, CALost directional control on landing. Wind gust caused pilot to ground loop. Veered off runway. Hit a fence.Apr 28, 1990 · Minor damage Incident 19790606100439ILevel Off Touchdown · Pierre, SDBolt holding the vee cubane assembly failed. Aircraft used in rough field operations.Jun 6, 1979 · Reported as Piper PA18150 · Minor damage