# Accident 19870728040199A: Piper PA18150, Fargo, ND, July 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HFMG
- Location: 46.8698° N, 96.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8698&lon=-96.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7174B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7174B) (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: 950 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728040199A

## Narrative

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

AFTER INSTALATION OF A NEW SPRAY TANK, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING TAKEOFF. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT WAS EXCEEDED.

## 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 DEN87LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA196), Jul 28, 1987: Piper PA-18-150 (N7174B), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7174B (1)

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

- [Accident 19980625015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980625015039A), Jun 25, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N7174B), Fargo, ND, Destroyed. Acft struck a power line during aerial application and crashed into a field. (.4) on June 25 1998, at 1510 central daylight time, a Piper PA-18- 150, N7174B,…

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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