# Accident 19780228022929A: Piper PA28R200, Watson, OH, February 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1978
- Place: Watson, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.1895° N, 83.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1895&lon=-83.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44071 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 10 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228022929A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT DURING DEMO OF STALLS.

## 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 CHI78FEK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK09), Feb 28, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N44071), Watson, OH, substantial damage

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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