# NTSB FTW78DRG74: Piper PA-18, N83503, Zapata, TX, March 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Zapata, TX · ZAPATA, TX
- Location: 26.9022° N, 99.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zapata, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9022&lon=-99.2614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3034  78/3/15    ZAPATA,TX           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 473
        TIME - 1000                    N83503              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JARAL RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW BRAUNFELS,TX            ZAPATA,TX                    ALICE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83503](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83503-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 18-7709052 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jaral Ranch

## 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 19780315032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315032459A), Mar 15, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Zapata, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N83503 (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 DEN82FTC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC07), Jul 21, 1982: Piper 18 (N83503), Labarge, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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