- Date
- March 30, 1978
- Place
- Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1879PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780330006929A
- Case key
- 142782
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0612 78/3/30 WORLAND,WY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 174 TIME - 1045 N1879P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WORLAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORLAND,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- L WINGTIP DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1879P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Worland Muni
N1879PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1879P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC14CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from an off-airport site, which resulted in a collision with terrain.NTSB DEN88LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCasper, WYThe commercial plt was taxiing after landing during a fuel stop while on a long cross country flight. The plt landed on runway 21, a hard surface runway, 10,600 feet long by 150 feet wide. The winds were reported from 230 degrees at 22 knots, with gusts to 31…NTSB DEN76DTC34Accident · No injuriesClosedWorland, WY