# Accident 19830328009949A: Piper PA18A150, Mountain Park, OK, March 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Park, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6908° N, 98.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6908&lon=-98.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6983D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6983D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 36 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830328009949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA168), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA-18A-150 (N6983D), Mountain Park, OK, substantial damage

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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