# Accident 19780613032829A: Piper PA28R200, Albert Lea, MN, June 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1978
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.6543° N, 93.3641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albert Lea, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6543&lon=-93.3641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40891-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613032829A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.156

## 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 MKC78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA048), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N40891), Albert Lea, MN, destroyed, 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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