# Accident 19910728030939A: Piper PA18150, Roy, MT, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 08:15 local time
- Place: Roy, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4204° N, 108.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4204&lon=-108.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2322A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2322A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030939A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A FENCE POST WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF ON A NARROW DIRT ROAD.

## 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 SEA91LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA196), Jul 28, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N2322A), Roy, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING TAKEOFF.

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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