# Accident 19780624021229A: Piper PA28R201T, Baker, OR, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Baker, OR
- Airport: Baker Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.8373° N, 117.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKER CITY MUNI (BKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8373&lon=-117.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40048-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624021229A

## Narrative

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

BOTH WGS & STABILATOR FAILED IN FLT.

## 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 SEA78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA039), Jun 24, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N40048), Baker, OR, destroyed, 4 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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