# Accident 19780918026899A: Piper PA15, Isle Of Palms, SC, September 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC
- Airport: Wilson Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4390H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4390H-1993-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 179 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918026899A

## 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 MIA78FLG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG39), Sep 18, 1978: Piper PA-15 (N4390H), Isle Of Palms, SC, 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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