# NTSB FTW79DPM04: Piper PA-22, N3178Z, Durant, OK, December 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: Durant, OK · DURANT, OK
- Location: 33.9952° N, 96.3925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durant, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9952&lon=-96.3925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3523   78/12/2   DURANT,OK           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 0900                    N3178Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  550 TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANT,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3178Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781202037439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202037439A), Dec 2, 1978: Piper PA22, Durant, OK, Substantial damage

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.

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