# Accident 19780411008039A: Piper PA28151, Fishers Island, NY, April 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1978
- Place: Fishers Island, NY
- Airport: Elizabeth Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.2521° N, 72.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELIZABETH FLD (0B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2521&lon=-72.0316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6910J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6910J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 135 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411008039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 25K.LOGS & DEBRIS 36 FT L OF RWY CENTER LINE.

## 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 NYC78FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA042), Apr 11, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6910J), Fishers Island, NY, 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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