# Accident 19780714031159A: Piper PA36285, Fredrick, SD, July 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Fredrick, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.8319° N, 98.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8319&lon=-98.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9910P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9910P-2018-01-16) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,918 total, 195 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714031159A

## Narrative

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

CARBON BRUSHES,P/N 10-160844,NOT CONTACTING COIL.SEALS IN FUEL INN 638193-1,FOUND HARD & AGED.

## 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 MKC78FTK26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK26), Jul 14, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N9910P), Fredrick, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9910P (1)

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

- [Accident 19800709025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800709025009A), Jul 9, 1980: Piper PA36285 (N9910P), Groton, SD, Substantial damage. Ag pilot stalled in procedure turn during spraying operation.

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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