# Accident 19781201038699A: Piper PA28180, Park Falls, WI, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: Park Falls, WI
- Airport: Park Falls Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.9551° N, 90.4244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PARK FALLS MUNI (PKF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9551&lon=-90.4244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55845 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 23 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201038699A

## Narrative

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

SNOW PACKED IN WHEEL FAIRING,JAMMED WHEEL AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST.

## 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 CHI79DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP11), Dec 1, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N55845), Park Falls, WI, 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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