# Accident 19780829026789A: Piper PA18S125, Casper, WY, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Casper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82727, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82727) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 150 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829026789A

## 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 DEN78FTC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC38), Aug 29, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N82727), Casper, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82727 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040501006009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040501006009I), May 1, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N82727), Hailey, ID. (-23) Aircraft experienced engine failure approximately 5 miles north of Hailey Idaho airport during approach for landing. Pilot elected to land in a field by…
- [Incident 19990305017009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990305017009I), Mar 5, 1999: Piper PA18150 (N82727), Hailey, ID, Minor damage. (-5)Ground looped on landing to the north (runway 31). The wind was 180/05 indicating a slight quartering tail wind. There was damage to the false spar and…

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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