# Accident 19780315015279A: Piper PA32R, Belfield, ND, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Belfield, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.8868° N, 103.1955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belfield, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8868&lon=-103.1955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75089-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 280 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315015279A

## Narrative

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

NO EVIDENCE OF ROTATION ON TURN-COORDINATOR GYRO.PLT STATED TROUBITH ARTIFICIAL HORIZON.

## 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 MKC78FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA028), Mar 15, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N75089), Belfield, ND, destroyed, 4 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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