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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Las Animas, CO · January 4, 1980

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Date: January 4, 1980 · 11:45 local
Place: Las Animas, CO
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7337L
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,918 total1,068 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

N7337LRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7509047 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot and passenger were hunting coyotes from the air. Claimed engine failure. No engine problem found.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE HUNTING COYOTES FROM THE AIR. CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND.