# Accident 19780322005189A: Piper PA18150, Tigrett, TN, March 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1978
- Place: Tigrett, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.9515° N, 89.2401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tigrett, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-89.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3486Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3486Z-1982-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322005189A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT INTENDED FLD,TURNED TO AVOID HOUSE.

## 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 IAD78FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT03), Mar 22, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N3486Z), Tigrett, TN, destroyed

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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