# Accident 19781116036359A: Piper PA28180, Bellingham, WA, November 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47226-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116036359A

## Narrative

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

CARB HEAT NOT USED.

## 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 SEA79FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA013), Nov 16, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N47226), Bellingham, WA, destroyed

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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