# Accident 19780828024339A: Airpts A9A, Stella, NC, August 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Stella, NC
- Airport: Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.7743° N, 77.1505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stella, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7743&lon=-77.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8266H-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 855 total, 67 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DLJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828024339A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO SKIRT TSTM.ENCTRD SEVERE TURBC,ATMTD LDG ON UNFAMILIAR 1T STRIP.FLAPS UP.GUSTS TO 30K

## 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 IAD78DLJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ22), Aug 28, 1978: Callair A-9 (N8266H), Stella, NC, 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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