# Accident 19781211038359A: Piper PA20115, Brunswick, NE, December 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Brunswick, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.3377° N, 97.9718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3377&lon=-97.9718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7420K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-115 (registry code 7102006, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20115
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 85 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211038359A

## 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 MKC79DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ05), Dec 11, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N7420K), Brunswick, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7420K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740426010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010089A), Apr 26, 1974: Piper PA20115 (N7420K), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Tailwheel mounting bolt failed.

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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