# Accident 19830327012559A: Piper PA18A150, Worland, WY, March 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Worland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0002° N, 107.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0002&lon=-107.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8977D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8977D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 460 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327012559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 DEN83LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA086), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA-18A-150 (N8977D), Worland, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8977D (1)

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

- [Incident 20250227001669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250227001669I), Feb 27, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N8977D), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. The airman was providing flight instruction in a PA-18 for a tailwheel endorsement at the Palmer Municipal Airport, Alaska. The weather was VFR with light…

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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