# Accident 19781009033149A: Piper PA22, Merriman, NE, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Merriman, NE
- Airport: Cole Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.9242° N, 101.6938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLE MEML (57NE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9242&lon=-101.6938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9603D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9603D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 390 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009033149A

## Narrative

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

FRONT MAIN BEARING FAILED. SLUDGE FOUND ADHERING TO BOTTOM OF OILERVIOR.

## 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 MKC79FCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ01), Oct 9, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N9603D), Merriman, NE, 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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