# Accident 19780101000039A: Piper PA28/, Mt Pocono,Pa, PA, January 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1978
- Place: Mt Pocono,Pa, PA
- Airport: Mt Pocono
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.3578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pocono, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780101000039A

## Narrative

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

HI SUN ANGLE AND LACK OF CONTRAST,L LNDG GR STRUCK LARGE PIECE OF FRZEN ICE FM SNOW REMOVAL OPN.

## 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 NYC78DHA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA08), Jan 1, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N212BM), Mt Pocono, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N212BM (1)

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

- [Accident 19800502011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502011469A), May 2, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N212BM), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Failed to check high sink rate on final. Hit runway on right main gear collapsing same.

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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