- Date
- November 27, 1988, 11:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N743LPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881127051959A
- Case key
- 17645
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Analysis
The plt attempted a takeoff to the west on a county gravel road. The pilot said he had routinely used the gravel road for about 10 years because of its convenience to his hangar/tool shed. He reported the winds were from 210 deg at 15 KTS. During the ground run, the rt main gear entered a ditch and the acft groundlooped to the rt. The rt main gear folded and the rt wing, fuselage, and elevator were bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N743L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8348
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lindsey And Sons Ranch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 785 total · 355 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 55 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 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N743L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.