# Accident 19750405007459A: Piper PA28180, U.S. Virgin Islands, April 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N5158S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5158S-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 6 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405007459A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5158S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740222004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740222004609A), Feb 22, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N5158S), Culebra, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 22K.acft t/d aprx 1000FT bfr end of rwy. Rptd no brakes. Brake pads rplcd 38HR bfr acdt

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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