# Accident 19780526012099A: Piper PA25235, Conrad, MT, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Conrad, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.1741° N, 111.9466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conrad, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1741&lon=-111.9466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9883P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9883P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,738 total, 220 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526012099A

## Narrative

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

LEE SIDE OF A BLUFF,CAUGHT DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 SEA78FTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI19), May 26, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N9883P), Conrad, 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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