# Accident 19780311006839A: Piper PA28151, Springdale, WA, March 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Springdale, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 48.0572° N, 117.7466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0572&lon=-117.7466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32085, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32085-1980-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311006839A

## Narrative

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

REQ NAV ASSISTANCE ON SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT TO DES.DID NOT SHUT DOWNEMPT FLT BACK,MTN TOPS OBSC.

## 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 SEA78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA021), Mar 11, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N32085), Springdale, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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