# Accident 19780329006899A: Piper PA25235, Espanola, WA, March 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1978
- Place: Espanola, WA
- Airport: Loading Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 47.6032° N, 117.7416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Espanola, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6032&lon=-117.7416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8502L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8502L-2006-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329006899A

## 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 SEA78DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP26), Mar 29, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N8502L), Espanola, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8502L (1)

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

- [Incident 20030623017309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030623017309I), Jun 23, 2003: Piper PA25260 (N8502L), Pedrictown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing the aircraft right main gear axle failed resulting in loss of right main wheel. Subsequently, the right and left wingtips, and propeller…

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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