# Accident 19781222045139A: Piper PA28151, MO, December 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1978
- Place: MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N5716W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5716W-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 66 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222045139A

## 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 MKC79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA011), Dec 22, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5716W), Kennett, MO, destroyed, 4 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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