# Accident 19781001035419A: Piper PA22, Stone Mountain, GA, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA
- Airport: Floyd Berry Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7846D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7846D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 836 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001035419A

## Narrative

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

PLT PROPPED ACFT AND IT BEGAN MOVING.MAIN WHEEL RAN OVER PILOTS FACFT THEN HIT HANGER.

## 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 MIA79FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG02), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N7846D), Stone Mountain, GA, minor 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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