# Accident 19870222002999A: Piper PA18, Venango, NE, February 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Venango, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7604° N, 102.0395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7604&lon=-102.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9498D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9498D-1991-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 386 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222002999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO TREES DURING LOW LEVEL BUZZING MANEUVERS.

## 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 MKC87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA051), Feb 22, 1987: Piper PA-18 (N9498D), Venango, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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