# Accident 19970928029249A: Piper PA18150, Mackay Bar, ID, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997
- Place: Mackay Bar, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 45.8006° N, 115.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8006&lon=-115.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7153Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7153Z) (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 SEA97LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029249A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 SEA97LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA218), Sep 28, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N7153Z), Dixie, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Shifting of a briefcase stored behind the pilot's seat to a position where it obstructed movement of the rudder pedals, resulting in loss of directional control capability. A factor was trees…

## Other reports on N7153Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20150404006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150404006819A), Apr 4, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N7153Z), Cornelia, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during touchdown on rwy 24. Aircraft departed the runway into ditch adjacent to runway.
- [Accident 20110216009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110216009669A), Feb 16, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N7153Z), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. On the 16th of February 2011, during a part 135.293(b) flight check for [privacy data omitted] cert# [privacy data omitted] and certificate holder of snowy…

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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