# Accident 19830924074089A: Piper PA18150, Encampment, WY, September 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: Encampment, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1991° N, 106.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1991&lon=-106.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3770P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3770P-1995-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830924074089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LOW PASS OVER WITNESS AND AIRCRAFT HIT A HOUSE. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN83FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA222), Sep 24, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N3770P), Encampment, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N3770P (1)

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

- [Incident 19810228021649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228021649I), Feb 28, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N3770P), Riverton, WY, Minor damage. Lost directional control during 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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