# NTSB DEN81FTC28: Piper PA-18, N57555, 25m S Gillette, WY, September 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1981
- Place: 25m S Gillette, WY · 25M S GILLETTE, WY
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3261  81/9/28    25M S GILLETTE,WY   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 871
        TIME - 1205                    N57555              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          25M S GILLETTE,WY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57555), registered now, S/N 18-7709124 (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: 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 19810928063489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928063489A), Sep 28, 1981: Piper PA18150, Gillette, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot reported power loss on takeoff from farm strip. Aborted. Crashed off end of runway. No engine defects found.

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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