# Accident 19780209004129A: Piper PA17, Durhamville, NY, February 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: Durhamville, NY
- Airport: Kamp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.1351° N, 75.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kamp Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1351&lon=-75.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4880H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4880H-1979-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 5 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209004129A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 NYC78FFA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA19), Feb 9, 1978: Piper PA-17 (N4880H), Durhamville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4880H (1)

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

- [Accident 19780617023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617023009A), Jun 17, 1978: Piper PA17 (N4880H), Constantia, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15K.

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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