# Accident 19780412008049A: Piper PA28180, Pontiac, MI, April 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1978
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Orion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9303J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9303J-1985-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 47 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780412008049A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 35K.

## 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 CHI78DEC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC26), Apr 12, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9303J), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9303J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811004065029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065029A), Oct 4, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N9303J), Wheeling, IL, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel starvation on final. Crash-landed in open field. Fuel selector on empty tank, fuel in other

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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