# Accident 19780806043091A: Piper PA22, East Moline, IL, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: East Moline, IL
- Airport: Woods
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5199° N, 90.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-90.3879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3217B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3217B-2009-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,323 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806043091A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8881G, Cessna 150F: [Accident 19780806043092A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806043092A)

## 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 CHI78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA052), Aug 6, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3217B), East Moline, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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