# Accident 19781021039701A: Piper PA32RT300, Ephrata, WA, October 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8391C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8391C-1982-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 8 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021039701A

## 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

- N61MP, Rolsch LS1C: [Accident 19781021039702A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021039702A)

## 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 SEA79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA005), Oct 21, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N8391C), Ephrata, WA, destroyed, 5 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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