37.8204° N, 96.8630° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 6, 1978 · 10:45 local
Place
El Dorado, KS
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4476Y
Reported as
Piper PA25
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost directional control in off airport precautionary landing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.