# Accident 19870211002609A: Piper PA18, Oxford, MA, February 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Oxford, MA
- Airport: Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7182B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7182B) (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 PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 31 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211002609A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. GROUND LOOPED INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC87LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA084), Feb 11, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N7182B), Oxford, MA, 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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