# 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 MIA78DLD77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD77.md): Cessna 152 · Lutz, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N24777 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ91.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Jasper, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N333DJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ90.md): Z-Bird LD-1 · Oneonta, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N52RZ · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA110.md): Cessna 310Q · Roanoke, VA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N1315G · 2 aircraft · No damage
- [NTSB IAD78FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD24.md): Beech V35B · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N444KM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD57.md): Aero Comdr 200D · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N5507M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA081.md): Beech 35 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N48RH · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA079.md): Maule M-5 · Sterling, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N9070E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAH19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH19.md): Piper PA-18 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N1623A · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA081.md): Cessna 411 · Missing Aircraft · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N1EC · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FXQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ48.md): N American P-51H · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N49WB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FXQ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ46.md): Boeing E75N1 · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N1943B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA85.md): Bell H13H · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N51843 · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA054.md): Grum Amer AA-1C · Bear Valley, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N9812U · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ49.md): Cessna 172 · Hawthorne, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N5612R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA055.md): N.American SNJ-4 · Reno, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N7038C · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FNA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA47.md): Schweitzer 233A · Plymouth, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N2461W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FFJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ39.md): Aero Comdr 112 · Jamestown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N4663W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA093.md): Cessna R172K · Venice Center, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N9655V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA092.md): Piper PA-32R · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N3930F · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK05.md): Cessna 188 · Parker, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N9393R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FID24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID24.md): Cessna 182RG · Williamsburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N3353C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FRD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD56.md): Cessna 150 · Lake Charles, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N9409U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FQA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA58.md): Cessna 182 · L1ndrith, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N3918D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78DTC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC39.md): Cessna 180 · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N1624C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC55.md): Cessna 152 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N69037 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC54.md): Piper PA-24 · Flint, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N2SV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78DEE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE67.md): Cessna 150 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N9437U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYP51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP51.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Palouse, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N68508 · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ51.md): Steen Sybt · Carson City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N88483 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ47.md): Piper PA-22 · Elko, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N3615Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DVG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG80.md): Piper PA-18 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N6881B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053.md): Beech 65A-80 · Columbia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N978Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA094.md): Cessna 182 · Dupont, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N9237G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DTG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTG16.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Mandan, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N5508N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FKM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKM25.md): Bensen B8 · Salisbury, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · NONE · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG73.md): Cessna A188B · Donna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N731HH · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FRA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA40.md): Grumman G-164B · Devers, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N6619K · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FQG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG50.md): Cessna 150L · Dalhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N18177 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA36.md): Piper PA-22 · Celina, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N8922D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DRG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG72.md): Cessna 152 · Three Rivers, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N68165 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA082.md): Piper PA-24 · Muleshoe, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N7401P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTE98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE98.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Thorton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N8663V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEV53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV53.md): Cessna 180A · Sparta, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N9560B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEP70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP70.md): Piper PA-28 · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N32506 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEG15.md): Piper PA-38 · Dayton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N4225E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78DEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM43.md): Cessna 152 · Beal City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N24552 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA082.md): Aeronca 7EC · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N4739E · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78DAH22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH22.md): Helio Acft H-250 · Holy Cross, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N5444E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD08.md): Aero Comdr 560 · Italio Riv, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N2658B · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1978&page=24

## 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=23&year=1978

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