# Accident 19790203002159A: Piper PA28151, Mason, MI, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason-Jewett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5658° N, 84.4232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON JEWETT FLD (TEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5658&lon=-84.4232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75078, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75078) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,510 total, 300 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF RWY AND HIT A SNOW BANK ON NIGHT LANDING. SNOW PILED ALONG RWY OBSCURED RWY LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI79DEC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC12), Feb 3, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N75078), Mason, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75078 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850630037199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630037199I), Jun 30, 1985: Piper PA28151 (N75078), Stockton, MO, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure in cruise flight. Vector to safe landing by ATC. Mechanic found piston frozen in cylinder.

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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