# Accident 19780605014549A: Piper PA18, Naples, SD, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978
- Place: Naples, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.7716° N, 97.5130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7716&lon=-97.5130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2799P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2799P-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,778 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605014549A

## Narrative

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

CROP CONTROL PHASE OF FLIGHT UNK.

## 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 MKC78FTK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK20), Jun 5, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N2799P), Naples, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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