# Accident 19780704016579A: Piper PA36285, Bolckow, MO, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Bolckow, MO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.1152° N, 94.8212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bolckow, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1152&lon=-94.8212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57738, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,019 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704016579A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 15K. DENS ALT ABT 4000FT.

## 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 MKC78DCG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG44), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N57738), Bolckow, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57738 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820709038829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709038829A), Jul 9, 1982: Piper PA36285 (N57738), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Struck a ditch off end of runway on takeoff. Flipped over. No mechanical defects. Load density altitude a question.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.