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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Mountain Park, OK · March 28, 1983

Date
March 28, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Mountain Park, OK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6983D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA168
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total36 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was attempting downwind over gross takeoff from road. Wing dragged ground causing aircraft to cartwheel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING DOWNWIND OVER GROSS TAKEOFF FROM ROAD. WING DRAGGED GROUND CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.