# Accident 19780523009369A: Piper PA11, Terril, IA, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Terril, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.3058° N, 94.9689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terril, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3058&lon=-94.9689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78615, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78615) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 11 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523009369A

## 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 MKC78FCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD25), May 23, 1978: Piper PA-11 (N78615), Terril, IA, 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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