# Accident 19880114014059A: Piper PA18150, Casper, WY, January 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1988, 12:44 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8595° N, 106.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8595&lon=-106.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1879P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1879P) (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: 383 total, 244 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880114014059A

## Narrative

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

WAS BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AT AN EN ROUTE FUEL STOP. TOO MUCH WIND FOR TYPE.

## 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 DEN88LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA053), Jan 14, 1988: Piper PA-18-150 (N1879P), Casper, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1879P (3)

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

- [Accident 20140917017259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140917017259A), Sep 17, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N1879P), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Airman attempted take off from unimproved remote strip. Lack of adequate directional control caused the airplane to drift out of the intended take off path,…
- [Accident 19780330006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780330006929A), Mar 30, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N1879P), Worland, WY, Substantial damage. L wingtip dmgd.
- [Accident 19760520012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760520012319A), May 20, 1976: Piper PA18150 (N1879P), Worland, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot had 2HRS solo in PA-18.

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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