# Accident 19790309004339A: Piper PA18150, Goodrich, ND, March 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Goodrich, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4762° N, 100.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodrich, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4762&lon=-100.1248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9730P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9730P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,180 total, 8,005 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OPERATING VFR IMPACTED SNOW COVERED GROUND DURING SNOW STORM.

## 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 MKC79FTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG04), Mar 9, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N9730P), Goodrich, ND, destroyed

## Other reports on N9730P (2)

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

- [Accident 20100826047509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826047509A), Aug 26, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N9730P), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. According to the pilot, the weather was good and the winds were calm. The pilot was practicing take offs and landings and on the last landing of the day he…
- [Accident 19960808028259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808028259A), Aug 8, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N9730P), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage. High sink arrested too late landed short of gravel bar. Nosed over.

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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