# Accident 19780315038839A: Piper PA28R200, Sandgate, VT, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Sandgate, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.1481° N, 73.1990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandgate, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1481&lon=-73.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9006K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9006K-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 41 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315038839A

## Narrative

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

PLTS ORIGINAL FLT PLAN WAS PROJECTED OVR LWR AND MORE SUITABLE TRIND GUSTING 26K.

## 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 NYC78FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA033), Mar 15, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9006K), Sandgate, VT, destroyed, 2 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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