# Accident 19780821027459A: Piper PA30, Warren, VT, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Warren, VT
- Airport: Sugarbush
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.1120° N, 72.8559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1120&lon=-72.8559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8419Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8419Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 900 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821027459A

## 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 NYC78FNC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC45), Aug 21, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N8419Y), Warren, VT, 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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