# Accident 19780719018099A: Piper PA18S125, Waterloo, MT, July 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Waterloo, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.7219° N, 112.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7219&lon=-112.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40142 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 808 total, 409 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719018099A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FROM COUNTY ROAD. ALSO HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA78FTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI24), Jul 19, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N40142), Waterloo, MT, substantial damage

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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