# Accident 19780922029899A: Piper L4B, Somerset, PA, September 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1978
- Place: Somerset, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,008 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922029899A

## 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 NYC78FGM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM52), Sep 22, 1978: Piper J-3 (N6720H), Somerset, PA, 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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