# Accident 19970701016739A: Piper PA18150, Page, AZ, July 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Airport: Page Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6798° N, 111.4110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6798&lon=-111.4110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7764D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7764D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,589 total, 536 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970701016739A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER COCKED INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 LAX97LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA229), Jul 1, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N7764D), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind gusts and his failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N7764D (1)

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

- [Accident 20260623007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260623007999A), Jun 23, 2026: Piper PA-18A (N7764D), Minden, NV, Substantial damage. The flight departed Minden-Tahoe Airport (kmev), where the terrain is unobstructed and flat, via runway 34 at 9:15AM pacific daylight time on June 23, 2026. No…

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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