# Accident 19780812030199A: Piper PA28180, Brighton, IA, August 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Brighton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.1747° N, 91.8212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1747&lon=-91.8212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7245W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245W-1980-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 275 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812030199A

## 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 MKC78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA062), Aug 12, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N7245W), Brighton, MO, substantial damage, 4 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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