# Accident 19781112044419A: Piper PA38112, Albion, NJ, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Albion, NJ
- Airport: Albion
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7787° N, 74.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albion, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7787&lon=-74.9549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531T-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 4 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112044419A

## 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 NYC79FHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD04), Nov 12, 1978: Piper PA-38 (N9531T), Albion, NJ, 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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