# Accident 19860227006769A: Piper PA18150, Uvalde, TX, February 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Davison Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1498° N, 100.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1498&lon=-100.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6798A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6798A-1993-11-17) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 12 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860227006769A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUT AND WING STRUCK MESQUITE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW86LRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG14), Feb 27, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N6798A), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6798A (2)

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

- [Accident 19921105047709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105047709A), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA18150 (N6798A), Uvalde, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck tree diving over cattle to aid roundup. Crashed and burned. Prop shows no power on impact.
- [Accident 19800531016819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531016819A), May 31, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N6798A), Santaquin, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently turned fuel off and landed in pasture. Plane flipped over.

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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