# NTSB investigations, 1978

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB DEN79DQA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA04.md): Scorpion 133 · Tucumcari, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 26, 1978 · N81950 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK02.md): Cessna 182P · Silver Lake, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N9942E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG04.md): Cessna T210 · Oroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N6794R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA01.md): Cessna 172 · San Juan, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N61567 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ09.md): Cessna 172N · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N733WM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA007.md): Cessna 182P · Whiteriver, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N96060 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD05.md): Grum Amer AA-1B · Thibodaux, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N1423R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET03.md): Beech 99 · South Bend, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N447SA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI04.md): Cessna 172M · Salem, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N20221 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE68.md): Piper PA-28 · Elgin, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N5163L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA011.md): Piper PA-24 · Ashton, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N8666P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW01.md): Cessna 152 · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N68912 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA005.md): Lear Jet 24D · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N37DH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA081.md): Piper PA-34 · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N56855 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ01.md): Piper PA-25 · Hydro, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N8845L · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA007.md): Mooney M20E · Texarkana, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N9093V · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD04.md): Cessna 185F · Lafitte, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N5211R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD03.md): Cessna 180G · Dulac, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N4722U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA03.md): Cessna 182P · Grants, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N7354Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA005.md): Beech 65-80 · Torreon, NM · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N886G · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE06.md): Hughes 269C · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N7415F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE23.md): Raven S60A · Fox River Grve, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N1918R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE07.md): Balloon WKS FF7 · Grayslake, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N2313H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE02.md): Cessna 150 · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N21913 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA004.md): Piper PA-28 · Galt, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N8472F · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK79DVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG03.md): Bellanca BL-300 · Fall Riv Mills, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N4724V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ06.md): Maule M-4 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N626M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG02.md): Cessna 182L · La Verne, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N3320R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX03.md): Piper PA-31 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N62856 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG17.md): Cessna U206A · Hooper Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1978 · N4SF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA04.md): Cessna 182A · Jamieson, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N6034B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI02.md): Cessna T210L · Great Falls, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N30751 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM03.md): Cessna 180 · Sumpter, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N6571A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT02.md): Gyrocopter JW-1 · Smoketown, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N4280 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC07.md): Aeronca 7AC · N.Hampton, NH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N3613E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC06.md): Cessna 305A · Rochester, NH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N5306G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD08.md): Cessna 140 · Groveland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N4042N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ05.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Los Alamos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N76KF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ05.md): Cessna T337B · Marana, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N2343S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ08.md): Cessna TU206G · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N7520N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ07.md): Piper PA-32 · Sun City, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N4167W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA01.md): Let-Np-K L-13 · Cypress, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N84AS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE02.md): Grumman AA-5A · Colorado Spgs, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N26392 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX02.md): Cassutt LSS · Cloverdale, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N7133 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI02-202556.md): Piper PA-28 · South Bend, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1978 · N44106 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM02.md): Grum Amer AA5-A · Hillsboro, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N9721U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA006.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Roche Harbor, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N28924 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA005.md): Rolladn SCH LS-1-F · Ephrata, WA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N61MP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC79FCG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG08.md): Piper PA-22 · Ozark, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N9675D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA02.md): Bell 47J-2 · St Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N4989T · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1978&page=15

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1978
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=14&year=1978

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