# Accident 19780925029579A: Piper PA22, Richmond, KY, September 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1978
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7291° N, 84.2994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7291&lon=-84.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830A-2016-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,123 total, 1,303 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925029579A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP AFT LNDG DOWNHILL ON WET GRASS.

## 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 IAD78FLQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ37), Sep 25, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N830A), Richmond, KY, 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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