# Accident 19780808021669A: Piper PA22150, Chesterfield, VA, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1812P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1812P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 38 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808021669A

## 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 IAD78FID19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID19), Aug 8, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N1812P), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1812P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910417017709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417017709I), Apr 17, 1991: Piper PA22135 (N1812P), Riverton, UT. Partial power loss and RPM drop. Used carburetor heat. Landed in field. Suspect improper use of carburetor heat.

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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