# Accident 19781221039529A: Piper PA18S125, Pinon, AZ, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978
- Place: Pinon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.0998° N, 110.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0998&lon=-110.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2883Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2883Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 260 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781221039529A

## Narrative

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

PREPARED STRIP MUDDY & BADLY RUTTED,PILOT ELECTED TO LND ON ROAD,SIGN & ROLLED INTO OFFRAMP.

## 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 LAX79DUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ27), Dec 21, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N2883Z), Pinon, AZ, 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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