# Accident 19780720019269A: Piper PA18105, Gaithersburg, MD, July 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery Arpk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,627 total, 51 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720019269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD78FIG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG13), Jul 20, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N283T), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N283T (1)

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

- [Incident 19930905039189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905039189I), Sep 5, 1993: Piper PA18105 (N283T), Harrisville, WV. Power loss in flight. Precautionary landing on road. Found NR3 piston had separated from crankshaft.

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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