# Accident 19780508009199A: Piper PA28140, Kalispell, MT, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16447, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,934 total, 7 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508009199A

## Narrative

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

ENCNTRD DOWNDRAFT. HIT TRUCK ON HIWAY 225FT SHORT OF RWY,DMGD LOWUSELAGE. LND OK.

## 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 SEA78FTI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI13), May 8, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N16447), Kalispell, MT, 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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