# Accident 19850727034629A: Piper PA18135, North Loup, NE, July 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: North Loup, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4906° N, 98.7696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4906&lon=-98.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9973Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9973Q-2017-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034629A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASSENGER WAS SEEN DRAGGING WHEELS  IN CORN. AIRCRAFT PULLED UP, STALLED AND STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 MKC85FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA169), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N9973Q), North Loup, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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