# Accident 20140212001339A: Piper PA-18-150, Gordon, NE, February 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2014, 11:20 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Gordon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7383° N, 102.1758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7383&lon=-102.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83325, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83325) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,327 total, 200 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140212001339A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2014, A PIPER PA-18-150 SUPERCUB, S/N 18-7609078 WAS OPERATING IN THE AIRSPACE IN THE VICINITY OF GORDON, NE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MST, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION WHILE FLYING NORTH TO THE GORDON, NE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000? AGL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH MOMENTARY SUCCESS, HOWEVER COULD NOT KEEP THE ENGINE OPERATING.  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO HEAD NORTH AND LANDED ON NE HIGHWAY 27 APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTH OF GORDON, NE. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE NORTHEAST BY A TAILWIND OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE HIGHWAY, THROUGH A BARBED-WIRED FENCE AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST NORTH OF THE POWER POLE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

## 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 CEN14CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA137), Feb 12, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N83325), Gordon, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper planning and miscalculation of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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