- Date
- September 26, 1986, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wright, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7289KPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860926052359A
- Case key
- 17054
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was taxiing for takeoff from driveway on private ranch. Plt said there was strong x-wing gusting from left to right. Plt said he was holding right rudder when wind velocity decreased. Wing tip struck post beside driveway, acft turned right, and rolled into ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7289K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-200
- Airframe hours
- 1,003
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarence E. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 28, 1985
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 241 total · 210 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCC, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.