# Accident 19860926052359A: Piper PA18150, Wright, WY, September 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wright, WY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7493° N, 105.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7493&lon=-105.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7289K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7289K) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total, 210 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926052359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN86LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA260), Sep 26, 1986: Piper PA-18-150 (N7289K), Wright, WY, substantial damage

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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