# Accident 19851110061369A: Piper PA18150, Buffalo, SD, November 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5793° N, 103.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5793&lon=-103.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6854P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6854P-2012-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,542 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110061369A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE IN IFR CONDITIONS SEARCHING FOR LOST HUNTERS. PILOT INTOXICATED.

## 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 DEN86LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA021), Nov 10, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N6854P), Buffalo, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6854P (2)

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

- [Accident 20041106029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106029179A), Nov 6, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot w/one pax departed runway 4L at Mesa, AZ Falcon field (ffz). Aircraft was observed by several witnesses and home video show a high angle of attack…
- [Accident 19950815046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815046969A), Aug 15, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6854P), Owyhee, OR, Substantial damage. Ground looped and nosed over back taxiing on dirt strip. Failed to note tail coming up.

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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