# Accident 19780225001889A: Piper PA22, San Bernardino, CA, February 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1978
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: Tri-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.0677° N, 117.2725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tri-City Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0677&lon=-117.2725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1418C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1418C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225001889A

## Narrative

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

PLT LANDED ACFT BETWEEN RNWY AND TAXIWAY.RNWY LIGHTS NOT ON.

## 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 LAX78FUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG18), Feb 25, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N1418C), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1418C (1)

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

- [Accident 20250326003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250326003209A), Mar 26, 2025: Piper PA-22 (N1418C), Madras, OR, Substantial damage. Airman stated he was landing on runway 16 at Madras, winds were reported as 015 at 6 KTS during roll out the airman encountered a wind gust, and the airplane…

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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