# Accident 19780928029589A: Piper L4B, Belfry, MT, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Belfry, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.1372° N, 108.9981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belfry, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1372&lon=-108.9981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33160, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-85 (registry code 7100525, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928029589A

## Narrative

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

LND ON RANCH ROAD.

## 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 SEA79FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA01), Sep 28, 1978: Piper J-3 (N33160), Belfry, MT, 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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