# Accident 19780625017899A: Piper PA28151, Methow, WA, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Methow, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 48.1311° N, 120.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Methow, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1311&lon=-120.0052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5987F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987F-2018-01-03) (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 PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625017899A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR LINES OVER RIVER. CONT FLT & LND OK.

## 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 SEA78DYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP34), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5987F), Methow, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5987F (1)

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

- [Accident 19971019045419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019045419A), Oct 19, 1997: Piper PA28151 (N5987F), Vashon, WA, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot stated that shortly after becoming airborne after takeoff, he believed that he would be unable to clear the trees at the departure end of the…

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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