# Accident 19780812023879A: Piper PA36285, Irving, IA, August 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Irving, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.9483° N, 92.2952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irving, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9483&lon=-92.2952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44043, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44043-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 71 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812023879A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH CORN.

## 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 MKC78DCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD43), Aug 12, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N44043), Irving, IA, 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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