# Incident 19781004031069I: Piper PA18150, Craig, CO, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62491) (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 PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004031069I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE MAKING SURVEY OF MINING OPERATIONS WAS REPORTED FOR LOW FLYING. DENIED BY PILOT.

## Other reports on N62491 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880130001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880130001649A), Jan 30, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N62491), Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Quartering tail wind. Veered off runway. Stopped by heavy snow. Nosed over.

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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