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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Hopeful, GA · August 6, 1987

Date
August 6, 1987 · 18:00 local
Place
Hopeful, GA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1023K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA227
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
374 total15 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed downwind with a thunderstorm nearby. Lost control. The wind got under the tail and flipped aircraft over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED DOWNWIND WITH A THUNDERSTORM NEARBY. LOST CONTROL. THE WIND GOT UNDER THE TAIL AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER.

NTSB investigation

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