# Accident 19780713024891A: Piper PA28180, Spring Valley, NY, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6518J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6518J-1978-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 139 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713024891A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT LANDING.SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO N1470X.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1470X, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19780713024892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713024892A)

## 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 NYC78FHM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM23), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6518J), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage

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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