# Accident 19790422009849A: Piper PA18105, Lancaster, PA, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 17 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422009849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A SHARP TURN AT END OF RUNWAY. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NOTHING FOUND WRONG WITH BRAKES.

## 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 NYC79FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT14), Apr 22, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N331T), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage

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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