# Accident 19781202037439A: Piper PA22, Durant, OK, December 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: Durant, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9952° N, 96.3925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durant, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9952&lon=-96.3925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3178Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 200 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202037439A

## 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 FTW79DPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPM04), Dec 2, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3178Z), Durant, OK, 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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