43.3874° N, 74.3009° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 26, 1978 · 15:10 local
Place
Wells, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
CFQEL
Reported as
Piper PA28/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total3 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Precautionary landing on road after encountering deteriorating weather conditions.
As the FAA filed it
PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON ROAD AFTER ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.