# Accident 19780722022029A: Piper PA18S125, Durango, CO, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8268P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8268P-2013-07-09) (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: 450 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722022029A

## Narrative

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

SHOCK CORDS ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE STRETCHED BUT NOT SEPED.

## 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 DEN78FTE76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE76), Jul 22, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N8268P), Durango, CO, 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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