# Accident 19780912034899A: Piper L4B, Ferris, TX, September 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1978
- Place: Ferris, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 32.5367° N, 96.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferris, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5367&lon=-96.6755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78430-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912034899A

## Narrative

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

LOW ALT SPIN.

## 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 FTW78FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA079), Sep 12, 1978: Piper J3C (N78430), Ferris, TX, destroyed, 2 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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