# Accident 19781107035469A: Piper PA23, PA, November 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1978
- Place: PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N6159Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159Y-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,957 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781107035469A

## 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 NYC79FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT04), Nov 7, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N6159Y), Towanda, PA, 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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