# Accident 19781120044489A: Piper PA23160, Ormond Beach, FL, November 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1978
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3485P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3485P-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 74 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781120044489A

## Narrative

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

LAST STATIC SYSTEM CHECK 6/6/75.ATTITUDE IND TUMBLED ON PRIOR FLTN L ENG SHUT DOWN.

## 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 MIA79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA014), Nov 20, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N3485P), Ormond Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 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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