# Accident 19781118036019A: Piper PA31T1, Reno, NV, November 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72MH-1994-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118036019A

## 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 OAK79FXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ03), Nov 18, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N72MH), Reno, NV, 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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