# NTSB CHI78FEC27: Piper PA-18, N82053, Bad Axe, MI, April 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Bad Axe, MI · BAD AXE, MI
- Location: 43.8049° N, 82.9983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bad Axe, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8049&lon=-82.9983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0918  78/4/16    BAD AXE,MI          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 282
        TIME - 1630                    N82053              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAD AXE,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- CESSNA 206,N3417L,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82053](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82053), registered now, S/N 18-7709141, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huron County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780416010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416010919A), Apr 16, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Bad Axe, MI, Substantial damage. Cessna 206,N3417L,substantial damage.

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.

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