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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Baker, OR · August 10, 1983

Date
August 10, 1983 · 12:45 local
Place
Baker, OR
Airport
Baker
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14332
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83LA173
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed downwind on edge of a closed runway. The left main gear dropped off the edge and broke off. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND ON EDGE OF A CLOSED RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED OFF THE EDGE AND BROKE OFF. GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.