# Accident 19780530011339A: Piper PA18S125, Greenfield, OK, May 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Greenfield, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.7291° N, 98.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7291&lon=-98.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5428H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5428H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 153 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530011339A

## Narrative

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

MADE TIGHT 270 AT LOW ALT AFTR TKOF.

## 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 FTW78FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA049), May 30, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N5428H), Greenfield, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5428H (1)

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

- [Accident 20020903037539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903037539A), Sep 3, 2002: Piper PA18 (N5428H), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed blm runway 32 and climbed to 1200 MSL where he leveled off and performed the after takeoff checklist. Company procedure calls for…

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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