Plane Crash List

Piper PA 18-150 N2582S

21 March 1985 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 March 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N2582S was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Grand Forks (GFK)
Coordinates
47.9201, -97.0706
Aircraft
Piper PA 18-150
Registration
N2582S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN85LA101

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON MARCH 21, 1985, A PIPER PA 18 GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT GRAN FORKS, ND. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS CHECKING OUT ANOTHER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE 'GOTAWAY' FROM THE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT AND BENT THE LEFT WING SPAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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