# Accident 19780207001329A: Piper PA18S125, Ashland, OR, February 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1978
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,612 total, 22 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207001329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STEEP TURN AWAY FROM RISING TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK08), Feb 7, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N83272), Ashland, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N83272 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030712037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712037339A), Jul 12, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N83272), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 12 July, 2003 Piper PA-18, N83272 departed Wasilla AK on a pleasure flight and landed at schullin lake strip then departed for a suitable landing area…
- [Accident 20020811020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811020149A), Aug 11, 2002: Piper PA18150 (N83272), Chitina, AK, No damage. (-23) According to the pilot, after landing on a short and narrow airstrip, the aircraft's right wheel got caught in some brush which caused the aircraft to…
- [Accident 19770531014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014179A), May 31, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N83272), San Pasqual, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd on short sloping uncharted mtn strip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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