# Accident 19780315032459A: Piper PA18S125, Zapata, TX, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Zapata, TX
- Airport: Jaral Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.9022° N, 99.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zapata, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9022&lon=-99.2614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83503-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 481 total, 190 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315032459A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG74), Mar 15, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N83503), Zapata, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83503 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820721034199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721034199A), Jul 21, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N83503), Labarge, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Vertical impact indicates aircraft stalled when pilot pulled up to avoid rising terrain on powerline patrol.
- [Incident 19811231084899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231084899I), Dec 31, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N83503), Brigham, UT, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll, nosed up in a snowbank. Reported locked frozen brake. No brake defects found.

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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