# Incident 19780105001329I: Piper PA28R200, Sebastian, FL, January 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1978, 19:05 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5003S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003S-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105001329I

## Narrative

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

TOP COWLING CAME OFF IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N5003S (2)

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

- [Accident 20130711019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130711019499A), Jul 11, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5003S), Weslico, TX, Substantial damage. While pilot was practicing soft field landings (for commercial rating)just prior to touchdown aircraft veered to the left side of runway instructor pilot took…
- [Incident 19950928035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928035489I), Sep 28, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N5003S), Hampton, VA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light. Flyby showed nose gear up. Shutdown engine on final. Nose gear collapsed. Gear casting broke.

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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