NTSB DEN88LA053 — 1988-01-14 · CASPER, Wyoming, United States

Current FAA registration · N1879P

Make / Model: PIPER PA-18-150
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20170201
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A15E4E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1879P Piper PA-18-150 None

Factual narrative

THE COMMERCIAL PLT WAS TAXIING AFTER LANDING DURING A FUEL STOP WHILE ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PLT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21, A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, 10,600 FEET LONG BY 150 FEET WIDE. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 230 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS. AFTER TURNING 90 DEGREES LEFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY, A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN88LA053.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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