# Accident 19830528064569A: Piper PA18AS150, Hilger, MT, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: Hilger, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4297° N, 109.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4297&lon=-109.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3380Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3380Z) (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 PA18AS150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 850 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528064569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION WHEN IT ENTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PRECEDING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN83LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA127), May 29, 1983: Piper PA-18A-150 (N3380Z), Hilger, MT, 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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