# Accident 19781205037279A: Piper PA24400, Levelland, TX, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Levelland, TX
- Airport: Levelland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 33.5525° N, 102.3725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEVELLAND MUNI (LLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5525&lon=-102.3725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5407P-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 197 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205037279A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 30KTS.

## 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 FTW79DQG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG10), Dec 5, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N5407P), Levelland, TX, 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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