# Accident 19780813033739A: Piper PA18S125, Caddo Mills, TX, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX
- Airport: Caddo Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.0362° N, 96.2431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CADDO MILLS MUNI (7F3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0362&lon=-96.2431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9720P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9720P) (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: 1,034 total, 48 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813033739A

## 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 FTW78FPA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA33), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N9720P), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9720P (1)

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

- [Accident 20141127022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141127022349A), Nov 27, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N9720P), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. N9720P is a Piper PA18 that crashed approximately 30NM sw of Beluga point airport on 27 nov 2014. There were two on board an Alaska west air, 14CFR part 135…

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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