# Accident 19820926051209A: Piper PA18125, Casa Grande, AZ, September 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1982, 21:02 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1851A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1851A-1991-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82DA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA359), Sep 27, 1982: Piper PA-18 (N1851A), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1851A (2)

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

- [Incident 19900428019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428019269I), Apr 28, 1990: Piper PA18125 (N1851A), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Wind gust caused pilot to ground loop. Veered off runway. Hit a fence.
- [Incident 19790606100439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606100439I), Jun 6, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N1851A), Pierre, SD, Minor damage. Bolt holding the vee cubane assembly failed. Aircraft used in rough field operations.

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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