# Accident 19780423008409A: Piper PA18150, Ferriday, LA, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Airport: Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.6342° N, 91.5562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferriday, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6342&lon=-91.5562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423008409A

## 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 FTW78DRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ17), Apr 23, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N40520), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40520 (2)

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

- [Accident 20070427006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070427006919A), Apr 27, 2007: Piper PA18150 (N40520), Prineville, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot initiated an off airfield landing 10 miles east of Prineville. On landing the aircraft flipped over. Substantial damage.
- [Accident 20030420005579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420005579A), Apr 20, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N40520), Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 20, 2003, at approximately 1430 MDT, a Piper PA-18-150, N40520, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during landing roll at…

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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