# Accident 20140808013269A: Piper PA-18, Lysite, WY, August 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lysite, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3403° N, 107.6869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3403&lon=-107.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1765P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1765P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C4P (registry code 42289, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C4P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 65 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140808013269A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/8/2014 AT APPROX 1400 LCL N1765P, A PIPER PA-18 SUSTAINIED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A HAY FIELD NEAR LYSITE, WY. 1 POB SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 WPR14CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA339), Aug 8, 2014: Piper PA 18 (N1765P), Lysite, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane was configured for takeoff.

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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