19841225068109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Poplar, MT · December 25, 1984

Date
December 25, 1984 · 13:30 local
Place
Poplar, MT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3180Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA050
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Glided with throttle retarded and no carburetor heat to look at wildlife. Engine hesitated on power application.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDED WITH THROTTLE RETARDED AND NO CARBURETOR HEAT TO LOOK AT WILDLIFE. ENGINE HESITATED ON POWER APPLICATION.

NTSB investigation

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