# Accident 19780809028539A: Piper PA22150, Westminister, MD, August 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1978
- Place: Westminister, MD
- Airport: Clearview
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.6473° N, 75.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminister, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6473&lon=-75.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2851Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2851Z-1978-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,358 total, 46 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809028539A

## Narrative

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

RWY 13 RISES 30FT IN LAST 980FT ON DEPARTURE END

## 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 IAD78FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA090), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N2851Z), Westminister, MD, destroyed, 1 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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