# Accident 19780601012269A: Piper PA31, Laredo, TX, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9144Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,210 total, 16 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601012269A

## Narrative

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

CIRCUMNAVIGATED RAIN & TSTMS ENROUTE OVER MEXICO.

## 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 FTW78DRG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG45), Jun 1, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N9144Y), Laredo, TX, 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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