# NTSB DEN79DTC11: Piper PA-18A, N8081C, Casper, WY, April 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1979
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1005  79/4/20  NR.CASPER,WY          PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1731
        TIME - 1830                    N8081C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 458 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARAMIE,WY                  BUFFALO,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081C), registered now, S/N 18-3485, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (registry code 7101822) (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

## 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 19790420008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008719A), Apr 20, 1979: Piper PA18A135, Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Airplane struck powerlines and crashed. Pilot was operating airplane at a unsafe altitude.

## Other investigations on N8081C (2)

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 ANC83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA061), Mar 30, 1983: Piper PA-18A (N8081C), W. Clam Gulch, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAH32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH32), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N8081C), Copper Center, AK, 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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