# Accident 19830413014149A: Piper PA18135, Hulett, WY, April 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hulett, WY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6795° N, 104.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6795&lon=-104.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8254C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8254C-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 450 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413014149A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE WHEN IT HIT AN UNSEEN DEER DURING A LANDING.  WENT AROUND AND CRASH LANDED ON 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 DEN83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA097), Apr 14, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8254C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800506013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506013059A), May 6, 1980: Piper PA18135 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, Substantial damage. Collided with a steel post on a parked truck while taxiing to hangar.

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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