# Accident 19780312014039A: Piper PA22160, Rapid City, SD, March 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1978
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Ellsworth Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.1451° N, 103.1036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLSWORTH AFB (RCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1451&lon=-103.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9820D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9820D-2011-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 4 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312014039A

## Narrative

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

PLT ADVISED OF DETERIORATED WX.

## 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 MKC78FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA027), Mar 12, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N9820D), Rapid City, SD, substantial damage, 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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