# Accident 19830330067539A: Piper PA18150, Los Lunas, NM, March 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8103° N, 106.7306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8103&lon=-106.7306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2421S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2421S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330067539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO DITCH OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW83LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA171), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N2421S), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2421S (1)

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

- [Incident 20030917032819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917032819I), Sep 17, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N2421S), New Bloomfield, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Kitner airstrip, a Private airstrip located near New Bloomfield, PA is located on the top of a ridge oriented east to west, the strip is approx. 1300 to…

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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