# Incident 19830626033589I: Piper PA18, Yakima, WA, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Termin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4070Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4070Z) (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 PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626033589I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A PLATFORM ON TOP OF A VEHICLE FOR AN AIR SHOW. AIRCRAFT FELL OFF THE PLATFORM AS AUTO SLOWED.

## Other reports on N4070Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20091101050909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101050909A), Nov 1, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N4070Z), Three Lakes, WI, Substantial damage. From ops inspector wjh ptrs GL13201003167; pilot [privacy data omitted] holds a current third class medical [03/05/08] and a current flight review [02/09/09].…

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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