# Accident 19780430018909A: Piper PA22135, Westbrook, MN, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Westbrook, MN
- Airport: Westbrook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.0417° N, 95.4374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westbrook, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0417&lon=-95.4374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3498A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3498A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 43 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430018909A

## Narrative

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

HIT CAR PROVIDING LIGHTING ON RWY.

## 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 MKC78DER42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER42), Apr 30, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3498A), Westbrook, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3498A (2)

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

- [Accident 19920509014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920509014099A), May 9, 1992: Piper PA22135 (N3498A), Twin Hills, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to avoid large bird on takeoff. Lost control. Left runway and nosed over in tundra.
- [Incident 19920505028969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505028969I), May 5, 1992: Piper PA22135 (N3498A), King Salmon, AK. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Ground looped.

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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