NTSB DEN85LA101 — 1985-03-21 · GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, United States

Current FAA registration · N2582S

Make / Model: PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 6 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790703
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A277E5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2582S Piper PA 18-150 None

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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