# Accident 19780511009229A: Piper PA18S125, Syracuse, NY, May 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse-Handcock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83679) (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 PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 9 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511009229A

## Narrative

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

NO REMARKS

## 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 NYC78DFJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ20), May 11, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N83679), Syracuse, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83679 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980511021449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980511021449A), May 11, 1998: Piper PA18150 (N83679), Artesian, SD, Substantial damage. Public use state flight lost control maneuvering over city. Collided with terrain. (-23) departed from huron airport at 0630 CDT. Flying at 75 feet AGL.…

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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