# Accident 19780407009539A: Piper L4B, Catoosa,Ok, OK, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Catoosa,Ok, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.1803° N, 95.7703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catoosa, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1803&lon=-95.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6538H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6538H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407009539A

## Narrative

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

DMGD WING SPAR DRG PRIOR PRECAUTIONARY LDG,SPAR BENT APRX 15DEG REARARD.

## 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 FTW78FPM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM08), Apr 7, 1978: Piper J3C-65 (N6538H), Catoosa, OK, substantial damage

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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