# NTSB DEN78FTE76: Piper PA-18, N8268P, Durango, CO, July 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Durango, CO · DURANGO, CO
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2260  78/7/22    DURANGO,CO          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 450
        TIME - 1620                    N8268P              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANIMAS AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHOCK CORDS ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE STRETCHED BUT NOT SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8268P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8268P-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 18-8037, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Animas Air Park

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780722022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722022029A), Jul 22, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Shock cords on right main landing gear were stretched but not seped.

## Other investigations on N8268P (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 DEN72DTM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTM19), Jun 14, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N8268P), Laketown, UT, substantial damage

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.

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