# Incident 19981124045159I: Piper PA18135, Valley City, ND, November 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Valley City, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9209° N, 98.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley City, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9209&lon=-98.0052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1578P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1578P-2022-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 450 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124045159I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON NOVEMBER 24, 1998 AT 1515 LOCAL TIME N1578P A PA-18-135, FLOWN BY CHRIS R. BEILKE DEPARTED A PRIVATE FARM NW OF EMBDEN, ND. MR. BEILKE STATED THE ENGINE LOST POWER, HE LANDED IN A FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT PROP, TAIL AND WING (LEFT) WAS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N1578P (2)

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

- [Accident 19820314004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314004019A), Mar 14, 1982: Piper PA18135 (N1578P), Richland, WA, Substantial damage. Flared too high. Used abrupt power application to correct. Engine failed to respond. Made hard landing.
- [Incident 19811107081759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107081759I), Nov 7, 1981: Piper PA18S135 (N1578P), Richland, WA, Minor damage. Ze blew tire due to side loads from erratic takeoff roll prop hit runway aborting takeoff. Pilot chechout flight.

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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