# Accident 19780119002219A: Piper PA28R200, Corpus Christi, TX, January 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1978
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Cuddihy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4497T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4497T) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,332 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119002219A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG21), Jan 19, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N4497T), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4497T (2)

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

- [Incident 19880507032759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507032759I), May 7, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N4497T), Arkadelphia, AR, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed gear up. Strut assembly had broken, allowed shimmy damper to jam gear.
- [Incident 19810703044799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703044799I), Jul 3, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N4497T), Booker, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down 2 miles short of runway while pilot was working with the landing gear extension auto overide.

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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