# Accident 19971006038099A: Piper PA18150, Folsum, NM, October 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Folsum, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8409° N, 103.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8409&lon=-103.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83454, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83454) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 391 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006038099A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF CROSSWIND ON PRIVATE SOD STRIP. LOST POWER. LANDED HARD. FLIPPED OVER. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. MEDICAL NEXT DAY. (-23) PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON DIRT ROAD ON RANCH BY FOLSOM, NM. WIND WAS LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND. A/C BECAME AIRBORNE, LOST POWER DRIFTED RIGHT. A/C IMPACTED NOSE LOW ON LEFT GEAR. LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AND COLLAPSED. LEFT WING IMPACTED GROUND. PROP STUCK IN GROUND. A/C FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PROP WAS VIRTUALLY UNDAMAGED AND INDICATED NO POWER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA013), Oct 6, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N83454), Folsum, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush. A related factor was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N83454 (2)

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

- [Incident 20151015016919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151015016919I), Oct 15, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N83454), Greybull, WY, Minor damage. Pilot stated running landing roll too long causing propeller strike in unknown terrain..
- [Accident 20130201000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130201000969A), Feb 1, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N83454), Worland, WY, Substantial damage. On 2/1/2013 at approx 1600 LCL N83454 a PA-18-150, sustained substantial damage upon landing at Worland, WY. One sole on board, no invuries. VFR conditions…

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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