# Accident 19780115022909A: Piper PA22, Tama, IA, January 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1978
- Place: Tama, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.9651° N, 92.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tama, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9651&lon=-92.5738&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6819B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6819B-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 94 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115022909A

## Narrative

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

PLT CO LEVEL 67 SATURATION IN BLOOD SPECIMEN CONTAINING 11.5GM GLOBIN.

## 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 MKC78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA020), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N6819B), Tama, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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