# Accident 19850704031729A: Piper PA18A, Tucumcari, NM, July 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1595° N, 103.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1595&lon=-103.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1754A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1754A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,850 total, 870 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704031729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SIDE OF TAXIWAY, NOSED DOWN AND STRUCK CULVERT. PILOT DID NOT SEE JOG IN TAXIWAY FROM BACK SEAT.

## 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 DEN85LQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LQA03), Jul 4, 1985: Piper PA-18A (N1754A), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1754A (1)

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

- [Accident 19970627016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627016169A), Jun 27, 1997: Piper PA18A (N1754A), Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff. Exited runway. Left wing hit fence. Cartwheeled. Damaged both wings and tail. Blamed wind. (-23) on June 27, 1997, approximately 1730…

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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