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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Wright, WY · September 26, 1986

Date
September 26, 1986 · 09:00 local
Place
Wright, WY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7289K
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA260
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
241 total210 in this make and model20 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.

The wingtip struck a post as the pilot was taxiing from a neighbors driveway. Winds were reportedly gusty.

As the FAA filed it

THE WINGTIP STRUCK A POST AS THE PILOT WAS TAXIING FROM A NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. WINDS WERE REPORTEDLY GUSTY.

NTSB investigation

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