# Accident 19780413005449A: Piper PA28160, Bedford, IA, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978
- Place: Bedford, IA
- Airport: Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.6378° N, 94.7294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEDFORD MUNI (Y46), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6378&lon=-94.7294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5812W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812W-1981-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 34 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413005449A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD16), Apr 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5812W), Bedford, IA, 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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