# Accident 19961023033339A: Piper PA18150, Alliance, NE, October 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1996
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.1010° N, 102.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1010&lon=-102.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3939Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3939Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961023033339A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOP ON LANDING RUNWAY, HIT LEFT WING.

## 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 CHI97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA013), Oct 23, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N3939Z), Alliance, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor-pilot's inadequate supervision by not taking timely action after the student started losing directional control. A factor was the loss of directional control by the student pilot.

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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