# Accident 19781225045189A: Piper PA31350, Missing Aircraf, NY, December 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraf, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Aircraft: N114TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114TA-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,741 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781225045189A

## Narrative

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

INJURY INDEX AND ACFT DMG PRESUMED.

## 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 NYC79FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA044), Dec 25, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N114TA), Saranac Lake, NY, substantial damage, 3 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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