# Incident 19780115003139I: Piper PA24250, Chantilly, VA, January 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7137P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7137P-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 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/19780115003139I

## Narrative

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

NEW AIRCRAFT OWNER NOT AWARE OF PURPOSE OR OPERATION OF QUICK DRAIN. PARTIALLY OPENED ON PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N7137P (3)

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

- [Incident 19950820031509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820031509I), Aug 20, 1995: Piper PA24260 (N7137P), Waynesboro, VA, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Impact bent left main gear backwards by six inches.
- [Accident 19850403010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403010369A), Apr 3, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N7137P), Justin, TX, Substantial damage. Landed downwind after misinterpreting windsock. Swung wide attempting to turn onto taxiway and wing struck a tree.
- [Incident 19830706033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706033559I), Jul 6, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N7137P), Groveton, TX, Minor damage. Ran off the runway into a grass hidden ditch while attempting to turn around after landing.

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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