# Accident 20170618008529A: Piper PA-18-150, Red Bluff, CA, June 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Sand Bar On River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1117° N, 122.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1117&lon=-122.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4420Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4420Z) (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: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618008529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PREFORMING LANDING ON A RIVER BAR. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PROP AND FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA352), Jun 18, 2017: Piper PA 18 (N4420Z), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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