# Accident 19780529010619A: Piper PA20, Deer Lodge, MT, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Deer Lodge, MT
- Airport: Deer Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.3878° N, 112.7649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEER LODGE-CITY-COUNTY (38S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3878&lon=-112.7649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1514A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1514A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 44 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529010619A

## 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 SEA78FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI20), May 29, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N1514A), Deer Lodge, 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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