# Accident 19780310004999A: Piper PA30, Tekoa, WA, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Tekoa, WA
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2355° N, 117.0437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLARD FLD (73S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2355&lon=-117.0437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 26 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310004999A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA78DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP18), Mar 10, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7672Y), Tekoa, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7672Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20031112032519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031112032519I), Nov 12, 2003: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Clifton, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On November 12, 2003 at 1600 local central standard time a Piper PA-30-30, N7672Y owned and operated by tracy ligon. Was involved in an incident shortly…
- [Incident 19790726021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726021369I), Jul 26, 1979: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff, landed gear up after engine quit. Found dirt in fuel.

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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