# Accident 19780725019299A: Piper PA28140, Rayville, LA, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: Rayville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.4710° N, 91.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4710&lon=-91.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7177D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7177D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 16 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725019299A

## 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 FTW78FRJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ25), Jul 25, 1978: Piper PA-18A (N7177D), Rayville, LA, 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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