# Accident 19781028044009A: Piper PA38112, West Townshend, VT, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: West Townshend, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0842° N, 72.7118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Townshend, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0842&lon=-72.7118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9372T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9372T-1982-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 4 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028044009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA006), Oct 28, 1978: Piper PA-38 (N9372T), West Townshend, VT, destroyed, 1 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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