# Incident 19781217025489I: Piper PA18125, Cohagen, MT, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cohagen, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0544° N, 106.6175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cohagen, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0544&lon=-106.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1336A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1336A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 175 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/19781217025489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDERSHOT LANDING IN SNOW-COVERED PASTURE BY 100 FEET. NOSED OVER IN DEEP SNOW.

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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