# Accident 19800722029939A: Piper PA18, Aurora, CO, July 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2515A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2515A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 29 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722029939A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT PRIVATE STRIP ON LANDING. STARTED GO-AROUND, THEN ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 DEN80FTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE65), Jul 22, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N2515A), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2515A (4)

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

- [Incident 20050617014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617014789I), Jun 17, 2005: Piper PA18 (N2515A), Nome, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Landed on gravel bar behind his house. Due to gusting crosswinds (19G25) and excessive use of brakes the aircraft nosed over striking the prop on the…
- [Accident 19910912042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912042829A), Sep 12, 1991: Piper PA18 (N2515A), Anatuvuk Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Wing stalled on initial climbout from remote strip. Crash landed. Pilot believes snow and ice not removed from wing
- [Accident 19900521018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521018969A), May 21, 1990: Piper PA18 (N2515A), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Aircraft then nosed over. Had damaged gear trying to land on a gravel bar.
- [Accident 19790822022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822022209A), Aug 22, 1979: Piper PA18 (N2515A), Leeds, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted to herd cows with his airplane. Hit cattle and crashed.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.