# Accident 20240607007099A: Piper PA-18-150, Medicine Bow, WY, June 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2024, 06:00 local time
- Place: Medicine Bow, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1681° N, 105.9291° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1681&lon=-105.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40561-2024-07-17) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,272 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607007099A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DISTURBED AIR SUCH AS A MICRO-BURST. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL TO CONTACT THE GROUND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

## 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 WPR24LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA187), Jun 7, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N40561), Garrett, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while conducting low-level altitude operations, following an encounter with wake turbulence.

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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