# NTSB DEN80FTC14: Piper PA-18, N8254C, Hulett, WY, May 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1980
- Place: Hulett, WY · HULETT, WY
- Location: 44.6832° N, 104.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hulett, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6832&lon=-104.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1927   80/5/6    HULETT,WY           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 200
        TIME - 1800                    N8254C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HULETT,WY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8254C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8254C-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 18-3680, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800506013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506013059A), May 6, 1980: Piper PA18135, Hulett, WY, Substantial damage. Collided with a steel post on a parked truck while taxiing to hangar.

## Other investigations on N8254C (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 DEN83LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA097), Apr 14, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N8254C), Hulett, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73DTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC08), Sep 1, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N8254C), Bell Fourch, SD, 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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