# Accident 19780419029099A: Piper PA28R200, California, MD, April 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1978
- Place: California, MD
- Airport: St Mary'S County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S COUNTY RGNL (2W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448X-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419029099A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BLO MDA.

## 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 IAD78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA060), Apr 19, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N4448X), California, MD, 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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