# Accident 19820503013929A: Piper PA18150, Marfa, TX, May 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Airport: Escondido
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3104° N, 104.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3104&lon=-104.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7615Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7615Z) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,610 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503013929A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR CLAIMS HE COULD NOT OVERPOWER STUDENT DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82DA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA165), May 3, 1982: Piper PA-18-150 (N7615Z), Marfa, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7615Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20030901035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901035599A), Sep 1, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N7615Z), Midland, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) After departing horse feathers airport (53VA), while in cruise flight, the engine lost power. As the pilot realized that a landing at the airport would…
- [Incident 19860304011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304011909I), Mar 4, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N7615Z), Spanish Fork, UT, Minor damage. Bounced on landing, loss of directional control followed. Aircraft ground looped.

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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