# Accident 19780601016099A: Piper PA28R201T, Dolan Springs, AZ, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978
- Place: Dolan Springs, AZ
- Airport: Local Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 35.5919° N, 114.2733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dolan Springs, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5919&lon=-114.2733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2702M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2702M-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,224 total, 58 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601016099A

## Narrative

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

RECENTLY PREPARED AIRSTRIP.SOFT AREA ON RWY.

## 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 LAX78DUJ80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ80), Jun 1, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N2702M), Dolan Springs, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2702M (3)

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

- [Accident 20131027020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131027020189A), Oct 27, 2013: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2702M), Everglades City, FL, Destroyed. On October 27, 2013, aircraft departed from grass roots airpark, FL (06FD) at approximately 11:15L with three (3) passengers and one (1) pilot, enroute X01 for…
- [Incident 19851020064529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020064529I), Oct 20, 1985: Piper PA28R201T (N2702M), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. ATC had advised gear position but pilot said he was committed to land.
- [Incident 19780924017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924017579I), Sep 24, 1978: Piper PA28R201 (N2702M), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed as it was lowered to runway. Limit switch on gear motor out of adjustment.

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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