# Accident 19781028037499A: Piper PA20115, Joseph, OR, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Joseph, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.3525° N, 117.2304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joseph, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3525&lon=-117.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2411A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2411A-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 135 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028037499A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 11/2/78. HIT TREES DURING ATTMPTD TURN AROUND. DENSALT ABOUT 10000FT.

## 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 SEA79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA010), Oct 28, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N2411A), Joseph, OR, destroyed, 3 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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