# Incident 19830730044309I: Piper PA18150, Harbor Springs, MI, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 19:20 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Boyne Highlands
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4325° N, 84.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harbor Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4325&lon=-84.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6813L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6813L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730044309I

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL, TWO ROPES TRAILING BEHIND TOW PLANE STRUCK A TRUCK ON A ROAD OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6813L (2)

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

- [Incident 19951103043929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103043929I), Nov 3, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6813L), Grand Island, NE. Narrative: the pilot was ferrying a newly acquired airplane from compton, Illinois to denver, Colorado. The pilot made a fuel stop at Iowa city, Iowa, and…
- [Incident 19940520012079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520012079I), May 20, 1994: Piper PA18 (N6813L), Ionia, MI, Substantial damage. Forced landing.

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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