# Accident 19880307004889A: Piper PA18150, Shandon, CA, March 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Shandon, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6298° N, 120.2599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6298&lon=-120.2599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91286-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880307004889A

## Narrative

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

TOOKOFF INTO A SEVERE CROSSWIND AND WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY AREA AND COLLIDED WITH A SHED. CROSSWIND COMPONENT FACTOR.

## 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 LAX88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA121), Mar 7, 1988: Piper PA-18-150 (N91286), Shandon, CA, 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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