# Accident 19781017043931A: Piper PA22135, IN, October 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1978
- Place: IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N3427A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3427A-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 125 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781017043931A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N66057, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19781017043932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781017043932A)

## 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 CHI79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA009), Oct 17, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3427A), Tell City, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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